[OT] Thinking about Ukraine has changed

[Rainbow Six]

Originally Posted by Schone23666

The leaflets may in fact be phony or some part of some counter-propaganda campaign, but whatever the intent, whoever is distributing this shit needs to be beaten with sticks and have his/her head shaved. I fail to find any humor in it.

I don't think anyone would find any humour in it, and yes, whoever is behind it is obviously a fairly reprehensible piece of work. However at the moment each side appears to be saying that the other is responsible for it.

[kato13]

In some ways this shows that in the case of getting world opinion on your side, both sides realize you better not hurt the Jews. That could be interpreted as good news in a twisted way.

However if one side actually commits an atrocity trying to blame the other side, this gets scary really fast . (and leads to yet another Hitler parallel aka Reichstag fire)

[mikeo80]

Mean while, Mr. Putin just sits at his desk and plans where he can strike next. IMHO, there is not a whole lot that the West can do about it either.

My $0.02

Mike

[Adm.Lee]

And now, I am thinking of the metaphor of the frog in the water-filled pot, who supposedly won't jump out if the water is heated slowly.

Russia tightens the screws just a little bit each time, nothing so big that it will trigger a reaction in itself, just a little nibble here and there.

[Schone23666]

Originally Posted by Adm.Lee

And now, I am thinking of the metaphor of the frog in the water-filled pot, who supposedly won't jump out if the water is heated slowly.

Russia tightens the screws just a little bit each time, nothing so big that it will trigger a reaction in itself, just a little nibble here and there.

"I just want PEACE! Peace! A...little piece of Poland, a little piece of France..."

On a more serious note, this report popped up:

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/repor...tonia-1.278897

Basically, according the Poles, the U.S. is sending troops to Poland and Estonia. A small contingent for the moment, but supposedly it's to open a door for future deployments.