Smoke your cigars and enjoy the band while you can (UKRAINE EDITION)

[Pete]

THIS IS A NON-BIRTHER PIT THREAD

So, you guys remember that feeling I had before Conference Armageddon, where I just knew crap was going to spiral out of control and many were going to be completely mumped?

Well, I have it again and it's about the Ukraine creating World War 3.

In ignoring President Barack Obama's Friday warning to keep out of Ukraine, Russia looks to be precipitating the greatest crisis in Russia-Western relations since at least the fall of the Berlin Wall.

How events play out in the next few days could help shape the geopolitical map for years to come.

Any Western direct military action would risk a war between nuclear superpowers. Ukraine's relatively small and underequipped forces could take action but would risk inciting a much wider Russian invasion that could overrun the country.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/02/us-ukraine-crisis-west-analysis-idUSBREA210G420140302


I am pretty worried about this, actually.  Thank God they are not in NATO, because maybe we can just ignore them getting raped by Russia and go about our business.

[scottwildcat]

Pete pointing to center field and calling his shot.

[kim carnes]

i say let them do whatever they want to ukraine

[wetwillie]

Definitely on team stay out of it.  Send aid and such through back channels or something I guess. 

[scottwildcat]

tough call. Ukraine isn't worth WWIII tho, but I hate seeing people dicked on hard.

[Pete]

i say let them do whatever they want to ukraine

I completely agree.  I just hope everyone else agrees to let them get raped.

[Pete]

tough call. Ukraine isn't worth WWIII tho, but I hate seeing people dicked on hard.

We should just let the UN security counsel make the call on this.  They won't do anything, and we get to act like we are letting the international community do it's thing.

Regarding our threat to Russia, we should just slap some tarriffs on them and say "There, we told you'd we do something if you invaded Ukraine" and call it a day.

[#LIFE]

[Pete]

LOL, this thing is going to be over fast.  Nothing to see here...I was totally wrong.

The newly appointed head of Ukraine's navy has sworn allegiance to the Crimea region, in the presence of its unrecognised pro-Russian leader.  Rear Admiral Denys Berezovsky was only made head of the navy on Saturday, as the government in Kiev reacted to the threat of Russian invasion.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26410431

[AppleJack]

It's time to attack Russia with everything we have. the dash-cam vids would be amazing. KABOOOOM

[Trogdor]

1000 pages lets do it!

[MakeItRain]

tough call. Ukraine isn't worth WWIII tho, but I hate seeing people dicked on hard.

agriculture tho

[scottwildcat]

tough call. Ukraine isn't worth WWIII tho, but I hate seeing people dicked on hard.

agriculture tho

WWIII tho.

[SPEmaw]

Definitely on team stay out of it.  Send aid and such through back channels or something I guess.

That's not staying out of it.

[Trogdor]

It's time to attack Russia with everything we have. the dash-cam vids would be amazing. KABOOOOM

Depends what the final goal is. I dont want it to be the end of dash cams.


But it would probably be similar to this

[felix rex]

tough call. Ukraine isn't worth WWIII tho, but I hate seeing people dicked on hard.

agriculture

If you asked me to list three Ukrainian things, I don't know if I could get past "wheat" and "Russia?" I'm even uncertain about the definite article.


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[MakeItRain]

tough call. Ukraine isn't worth WWIII tho, but I hate seeing people dicked on hard.

agriculture

If you asked me to list three Ukrainian things, I don't know if I could get past "wheat" and "Russia?" I'm even uncertain about the definite article.


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I'd like for you to return the tho

[#LIFE]

Breaking News ?@BreakingNews  20s
Ukraine defense ministry: Russian fleet issues ultimatum to Ukraine forces in Crimea to surrender by 10pm ET or face 'storm' - Interfax

[Trogdor]

Breaking News ?@BreakingNews  20s
Ukraine defense ministry: Russian fleet issues ultimatum to Ukraine forces in Crimea to surrender by 10pm ET or face 'storm' - Interfax

Dis gon be good

[steve dave]

I'd suggest they take the surrender route here.

[Emo EMAW]

Half of the Ukranians want the Rooskies there, FWIW.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

I'd suggest they take the surrender route here.

as a polish man, I agree.

[eastcat]

In 1994 Russia, U.S., France, China and U.K. signed a treaty agreeing to give Russia Ukraine's nuclear weapons in exchange for mutual defense if any of the 5 powers invaded Ukraine.


Good luck getting anyone to sign a non-proliferation treaty now. 

[eastcat]

Half of the Ukranians want the Rooskies there, FWIW.

That's like saying half the people in Arizona want to be part of mexico.

And it's much less than half. More like half the region, which is about 10% of the population.

[felix rex]

tough call. Ukraine isn't worth WWIII tho, but I hate seeing people dicked on hard.

agriculture

If you asked me to list three Ukrainian things, I don't know if I could get past "wheat" and "Russia?" I'm even uncertain about the definite article.


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I'd like for you to return the tho

This is so endearing. I erased the "tho" b/c I started to write something different. Then after I posted, I wished I'd changed it. Finger on the pulse, MIR.


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