Originally Posted by
Usertim
I am in total agreement with Nutloose. Thinking of all the wars we got involved in over the last 40 years, and for much less evidence or cause or national interest, there stands no reason to deny UKR all the aid they need, of whatever kind. Especially giving stuff ( trade).
I cannot understand the reluctance to face up to Pootins nuclear blackmail, it cannot stand, or will set a tone for the next 50 years of international 'nuclear gunboat' diplomacy and encourage proliferation in many countries.
That ship has sailed, after Qaddafi no ruler in his right mind would ever give up their nuclear capability.
Putin is just showing all of us the bleak truth that behind the nuclear shield, the direst activities may go on.
Separately, we should be very slow to embrace the concept of 'a people's war' in Ukraine. The Russian troops are poorly led at best (
afaik there is no discernible commander for the operation other than Putin, below him the command structure is fragmented), as well as inadequately trained and badly briefed. Such soldiers, thrown into a fight where every house can conceal a lethal threat will become very trigger happy. Add to this a few instances of seeing squad members die in civilian attacks and atrocities quickly become the norm. Ukraine will suffer a Thirty Years War type disaster as this war drags on.