Did world war 3 just start?

[firehawk1]

If the US is ever invaded, they better know how to handle the 80-100million militia that shows up to push them back...

I totally agree but according to mrjarrell defending your country against an invader could start a war...

 

[mrjarrell]

I totally agree but according to mrjarrell defending your country against an invader could start a war...

Never said anything like that.

 

[cobber]

So, just who are the thugs? Looks like the Russians and their Cossack dogs are. Also of interest is Washington's words from yesterday.
BBC News - Pro-Ukraine activists beaten up in Crimea



With the door to diplomacy closed that leaves you few options.

Invade Cuba again?

 

[firehawk1]

Maybe they just don't want to start a war if they don't have to.

Please explain how anyone could gleen anything else from what you posted? To me you state the Ukrainian's shouldn't fight back because it might start a war. hasn't Russia already started it?

 

[mrjarrell]

Please explain how anyone could gleen anything else from what you posted? To me you state the Ukrainian's shouldn't fight back because it might start a war. hasn't Russia already started it?

Never said they shouldn't fight back. Sorry that English is your 2nd language. Said exactly what I said. No more, no less. "Glean" what you will.

 

[mrjarrell]

Looks like Putin's gambit is costing his country and supporters billions. The longer he keeps at this the more it will cost them.

Putin?s Ukraine Gambit Hurts Economy as Allies Lose Billions - Bloomberg

 

[firehawk1]

Never said they shouldn't fight back. Sorry that English is your 2nd language. Said exactly what I said. No more, no less. "Glean" what you will.

I understand the English language just fine thank you, so at least I'm aware that words have meaning. You're choosing not to explain "exactly what I said", got it.

 

[88GT]

Looks like Putin's gambit is costing his country and supporters billions. The longer he keeps at this the more it will cost them.

Putin?s Ukraine Gambit Hurts Economy as Allies Lose Billions - Bloomberg

France will always be there for secret deals that violate sanctions. So will other countries. Putin is clearly moving in the totalitarian direction of the old Soviet Union. I strongly suspect he doesn't care a whit about the people of Russia.

 

[cobber]

France will always be there for secret deals that violate sanctions. So will other countries. Putin is clearly moving in the totalitarian direction of the old Soviet Union. I strongly suspect he doesn't care a whit about the people of Russia.

Folks who invested in Russia after 2008 (or Iran, or Saddam-era Iraq) won't be put off by Putin's Crimean gambit, although they may not want to deal openly for a while.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Russian tanks and APCs now about 3hrs from Kyiv

 

[9mmfan]

Ripe pickins for a couple of Apache gunships!

 

[88GT]

Ukrainian prez says he won't stop annexation of Crimea by Russia.

 

[mrjarrell]

Ukrainian prez says he won't stop annexation of Crimea by Russia.

To be fair there's little they can do. They only have about 6K troops vs the Russian army filled with tanks and 80K, just across the border. They were hoping that Europe and the US would hold up their end of the bargain. Doubt that's gonna happen. Russia's pretty free to do whatever they'd like to the Ukraine.

 

[Kutnupe14]

To be fair there's little they can do. They only have about 6K troops vs the Russian army filled with tanks and 80K, just across the border. They were hoping that Europe and the US would hold up their end of the bargain. Doubt that's gonna happen. Russia's pretty free to do whatever they'd like to the Ukraine.

Yeah, about that. I've been researching the Budapest Memo, and there's actually nothing in that agreement that binds us to protect the Ukraine, unless they are threatened or attacked solely by nuclear weapons.

 

[88GT]

To be fair there's little they can do. They only have about 6K troops vs the Russian army filled with tanks and 80K, just across the border. They were hoping that Europe and the US would hold up their end of the bargain. Doubt that's gonna happen. Russia's pretty free to do whatever they'd like to the Ukraine.

I can agree with that. Wasn't really criticizing the Ukrainian president. Just noting the developments. Crimea seems a tasty bit of land to lose though without a fight though.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/world/europe/ukraine.html?_r=0

Russia Massing Military Forces Near Border With Ukraine

 

[jmiller676]

Kinda like a cat playing with a mouse at this point, I doubt Russia is doing this "just" for Crimea...

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Putin just ordered all opposition media wiped from the Russian internet. He's planning something drastic if he's wiping out sources of truth in Russia... Ukraine is in some deep ****, I fear.


Edit: Now RU airlines are changing flight space to avoid UKR.

 

[88GT]

Kinda like a cat playing with a mouse at this point, I doubt Russia is doing this "just" for Crimea...

Yep, it's so very rarely "just" anything. I've never known an imperialistic land-grabber that was content to stop "here" because, you know, anything more would just be selfish and over-indulgent.

 

[9mmfan]

Putin wants the Soviet Union back so bad he doesn't care what the world thinks of him. He doesn't care what the Ukrainian people want nor his own people. He is thug that got 'elected'.