Ukraine / Russia

[BackofBeyond]

Ukraine should have put away more of their own wealth in weapons over the past years. The Ukraine never did anything for me, I don't owe them anything.

Best of luck to ya.

Welcome to Hunt Talk.

 

[EKYHunter]

Ukraine should have put away more of their own wealth in weapons over the past years. The Ukraine never did anything for me, I don't owe them anything.

Best of luck to ya.

Well, at least everyone knows where you stand.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Wait. I thought Jack Ryan was the guy we looked towards to do some cool tactical $&@t and send the Russians running back to the motherland like little babushkas?

First, it’s Toby Bridges and now Jack Ryan…

I don’t know if I can handle another hero letting me down..

 

[noharleyyet]

 

[VikingsGuy]

Ukraine should have put away more of their own wealth in weapons over the past years. The Ukraine never did anything for me, I don't owe them anything.

Best of luck to ya.

We’re lucky the French didn’t share your wisdom in the 1770’s

 

[longbow51]

We’re lucky the French didn’t share your wisdom in the 1770’s

What the French did made a difference. I can see where he's coming from, though. Our involvement in distant wars, other than kicking Saddam out of Kuwait, have resulted in lost blood and treasure and accomplished zilch.

 

[VikingsGuy]

What the French did made a difference. I can see where he's coming from, though. Our involvement in distant wars, other than kicking Saddam out of Kuwait, have resulted in lost blood and treasure and accomplished zilch.

Spanish American War? Mexican American War? WW1? WW2? Korea? Pre-1965 they worked out pretty well.

But, to your point more recent interventions have been quagmires. But there is a difference between sending passive aid like we are now, and actually putting boots on the ground.

 

[VikingsGuy]

A good high level refresher of how we got to this point.

Ukraine war: Putin has redrawn the world - but not the way he wanted

Because of his miscalculations, there's a new iron curtain at the Russian leader’s door - writes Allan Little

www.bbc.com

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

Using the last wars as a template for future preparedness and operations is a proven bad idea going back a long way. If you cannot identify the differences between middle eastern interventions and countering a major world power's expansionism, there isn't much hope for meaningful discussion...

 

[BigHornRam]

A good high level refresher of how we got to this point.

Ukraine war: Putin has redrawn the world - but not the way he wanted

Because of his miscalculations, there's a new iron curtain at the Russian leader’s door - writes Allan Little

www.bbc.com

Good fair and balanced piece of journalism VG.

 

[Ben Lamb]

so says the lobbyist

That's like a used car salesman saying he doesn't trust his insurance guy.

Know what the difference is between a crossfitter and a lawyer?

Crossfitter has humility.

 

[Jack Ryan]

Excellent introduction - glad you could add to the discussion of this complex geopolitical topic en route to your first 10 posts.

Just loaded up the "New Posts" and read the ones that sound interesting is all. If I commented on one or not is just a matter of where they were on the list.

 

[VikingsGuy]

Know what the difference is between a crossfitter and a lawyer?

Crossfitter has humility.

What's the difference between this lawyer and a crossfitter? A crossfitter knows what a crossfitter is.

 

[Jack Ryan]

Welcome to Hunt Talk.

Thanks!

 

[Jack Ryan]

Wait. I thought Jack Ryan was the guy we looked towards to do some cool tactical $&@t and send the Russians running back to the motherland like little babushkas?

First, it’s Toby Bridges and now Jack Ryan…

I don’t know if I can handle another hero letting me down..

I'm retired.

 

[Jack Ryan]

We’re lucky the French didn’t share your wisdom in the 1770’s

The winners write the history books. The French weren't GIVING us weapons. They were throwing them down.

 

[VikingsGuy]

The winners write the history books. The French weren't GIVING us weapons. They were throwing them down.

#birdsarentreal

 

[DouglasR]

The winners write the history books. The French weren't GIVING us weapons. They were throwing them down.

Be careful, arguing history with vkingsguy is the equivalent of playing me in a round of 5 spot or slVsh

 

[Deleted member 28227]

The winners write the history books. The French weren't GIVING us weapons. They were throwing them down.

Man 10AM on a Monday is a weird time to be drunk...

 

[BigHornRam]

The winners write the history books. The French weren't GIVING us weapons. They were throwing them down.

My history book says they sold us some sweet real estate at a bargain price.