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From: Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net>
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Subject: Re: Pearls Before Swine: Uncle Is Not Good With Money
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 16:19:34 -0800
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On 1/11/2025 12:03 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 1/11/2025 6:31 AM, D wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 10 Jan 2025, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/9/2025 8:39 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>>> On 1/9/2025 9:52 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
>>>>> On 1/9/25 16:42, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>>>>> On 1/9/2025 5:09 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
>>>>>>> On 1/9/25 12:20, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>>>>>>> Pearls Before Swine: Uncle Is Not Good With Money
>>>>>>>>     https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/01/09
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yeah, we knew that already.  Uncle has given several hundred 
>>>>>>>> billion dollars to Ukraine.  Might as well set the money on fire 
>>>>>>>> and thrown it in Atlantic.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lynn
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      Like your brilliant leader, Mr.T, you fail to understand
>>>>>>> how that works. We put billions in loans and war equipment in the
>>>>>>> hands of the Ukranians and they kill Russians. They did not invite
>>>>>>> the Russians to come and be killed.
>>>>>>>      Vlad Putin the senior Oligarch of Russia sent them to
>>>>>>> take over the Ukrainian Nation, a nation recognized by the
>>>>>>> UN and other organizations. Russia under the Czars, under the
>>>>>>> USSR especially under Stalin was treated very badly so though
>>>>>>> they Ukrainians and the Russian are cousins they wanted to
>>>>>>> be separate from Russia.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      But the money is spent with our allies who buy from us
>>>>>>> or build their own war equipment. Our makers of war equipment
>>>>>>> make more tools of War and profit immensely.
>>>>>>>      Over all the Rich get Richer and the Poor get Poorer
>>>>>>> which should make your pal of the billionaires much happier,
>>>>>>> but maybe we can keep the Ukrainians somewhat free.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      bliss - the hobbler would use a rifle for a crutch
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Got some real numbers proving that instead of a bunch of old 
>>>>>> platitudes and pie in the sky wishiwashiness ?  The loans are no 
>>>>>> good because the underlying collateral has been destroyed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ukraine is a disaster and Europe knows it.  We have sent blood and 
>>>>>> treasure to a foreign power once again and are getting totally 
>>>>>> screwed. The end result will be the same no matter what we do, 
>>>>>> Ukraine will be a satellite of Russia.  Any difference from that 
>>>>>> will end in nuclear weapon exchanges.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lynn
>>>>>>
>>>>>      Europe continues its support at higher levels than the USA.
>>>>>
>>>>>      My you are a fearful pessimist.
>>>>>
>>>>>          bliss
>>>>
>>>> Yes.  That is why Berlin will be nuked first when Putin gets tired 
>>>> of the nonsense.
>>>>
>>>> Why do you think that Putin has been living in his bomb shelter 
>>>> under the Kremlin for two years now.
>>>>
>>> Because his own people are getting upset over the casualties and 
>>> destruction of the Russian economy.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> This is the truth! In the 2 big cities, things are ok, but have a look 
>> at the russian country side, and the anger is increasing in proportion 
>> with the bodies that are sent back from Ukraine.
>>
>> There is a reason why russian soldiers from the country side are 
>> stealing kitchen and bathroom equipment. Russia is bigger than Moscow 
>> and St Petersburg and when the country side farmers and serfs get 
>> angry, it is game over.
>>
>> Also note that russia has a hollow defense. The wagner guy almost 
>> managed to take over Moscow without any resistance.
> 
> Do you think that Putin can launch nukes if he wants to ? 

A more pertinent question is "Does PUTIN think he can actually launch 
nukes if he tries?"

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