The only one who can de-escalate is Putin. And yes, that's a bit like asking Trump to back down on his war against democracy.

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No one says you have to read it but Rilly? That’s what I’m doing? Huh, guess the same applies to you as it does to Jeff. I think I’ve posted links everywhere from VOA, Bloomberg, NYT, WAPO, Oil Price, CNBC, Reuters, Al Jazeerah, SCMP, etc. etc.

I seldom post links or citations unless I start a thread with an article from someplace...which I also rarely do.

I try to research anything I say before I say it because I don't want to look like a fool.

Everything here is opinion. Because we operate from the same basic set of facts. That's why I don't argue with the facts as you present them. NATO is no angel. The United States is a big bully and a bigger assh*le.

I'm aware. All I really care about is your opinion, your side of the argument, and how you think this is all going to turn out. I don't have a lot of time to read stuff other folks found interesting, it puts me to sleep.

But anyway...that long column of burned-out tanks on the road to Kyiv speaks to me of a national conquest attempt. Take Kyiv. Depose Zelensky. SMO complete. Nothing anybody can do but complain. Ukraine is ours. Moldova is next....

But every Russian tank in the column was a firetrap. Because Russia is a corrupt autocracy and that's what happens when a corrupt autocracy tries to flex its phony muscles.

Good coffee, good weed, and time on my hands...