Is The War About To Escalate?

[naomi24]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/08/poland-mig-29-jets-us-ukraine

[jim360]

It seems to me on the face of it that the story in the article is about Nato, and the US in particular, trying *not* to escalate. So my hope is that no.

Still, it's obviously been on my mind, as everybody else's, how long before things get out of hand. I'm worried especially about the risks of Putin "lashing out": at the moment, the War is at the very least going far worse than Russia would have hoped, and the response in terms of Sanctions has surely been many times more severe than anticipated. But cornered animals are especially dangerous. What if Putin decides, in effect, that if he can't have Kyiv, nobody can? How does Nato respond in that case?

I don't know the answers to these questions. I only hope that Putin, despite acting like a madman in the last few months leading up to this, has enough semblance of rationality left to never go down that road, and accept defeat -- or, at least, some ugly compromise that suits nobody but at least ends the War.

[ichkeria]

If only we were as brave as Ukraine

[royfromaus]

The captured Russians look more like farmers than soldiers.

Ill equipped peasants.

[Khandro]

The odd psychopath apart, morale among the Russian soldiers must be very low. They are being asked to kill, if not their brothers & sisters (though in some cases that might be literally true), at least their cousins, who speak the same language.

[piper107]

ichkeria yes brave Ukrainians being led by a man with the biggest ego in europe and says we will win no matter the cost , he will loose and accept the three main terms russia want
gen up on this guy and putin both as bad as each other

[youngmafbog]

There is only one man with a big ego and he aint in Ukraine.

You sound like a peacenik, all very easy from your armchair in Surry no doubt.

[piper107]

read up on this conflict my friend there two sides to it
don't be blinded this Hollywood hopeful
and no in Yorkshire and well retired

[Peter Pedant]

// he will loose and accept the three main terms russia want//
yeah but no but

they lose sovereignty , become again a province of moscow
which.... they dont really want

[naomi24]

//there two sides to it //

There's only one attacker.

[Khandro]

piper //read up on this conflict my friend there two sides to it//

That is what I used to think pre 24th Feb. but then when the unprovoked attack started, I wised up, - you ought to do similarly.

[jim360]

I wish I were familiar enough with the region and its recent history to comment more on the "two sides to it" approach. But, as Naomi says, only one side has invaded the other, and only one side is bombing the other indiscriminately.

[ichkeria]

I’m afraid there aren’t two sides to this.

Sorry to be so one-dimensional

[ichkeria]

And khandro’s done something we could all myself included could learn from.

A great guy I now have the biggest respect for

[youngmafbog]

I was the same as Khandro, these pages will show that. But once they continued on it became obvious who was the aggressor. No one is saying the whole truth is coming from the Ukrainians, no one is perfect but its also pretty obvious who is doing the bombings. Unless you think the Ukrainians are doing it to their own civilians?

I am afraid you are the one that needs to wise up 'my friend'. And BTW I am no friend of yours.

[piper107]

and you thoughts on our invasion on Iraq on a rumour of WMDs

[youngmafbog]

I have made my views very clearly on that subject. I doubt you wold believe it if I wrote it again so go to mu profile and perform search on my answers where you will find I believe Bliar should be in jail for war crimes.

[naomi24]

Ich, what has Khandro done?

[royfromaus]

Tell us your main points about Zelenskiy that brings you to say he is as bad as Putin.

[royfromaus]

That to Piper obviously

[RainbowRainbow]

Does Putin have terminal bowel cancer? I’ve read in the news not sure if it’s true.