The issue is that a direct war with russia would lead to the next world war guaranteed. It may not be nuclear, but it likely will. Even if it wasnt, an invasion of russia would be possibly the most difficult, drawn out, and costly war the US has ever faced.

I wouldnt be presumptious enough to say we, but I would really prefer the war not escalate further. Im all in for ukraine, and definitely fuck east-ukraine, but I don’t want American troops deployed in ukraine outside of advisory and training positions. I dont have great jusitifcations as to why, politics are hard, but I don’t feel its the US’ job to directly police the rest of the world, so Id prefer us to not directly combat other countries unless they’ve directly attacked us.

History certainly has a role to play here, which sucks because its always been my worst subject, but an eye for an eye seems to be at odds with peace which is obviously ideal. That is why I said my justifications arent great. It doesnt help that I do support foreign benevolent intervention, but not directly through force. And, as always, defining ‘benevolent’ in terms of an authoritarian regime engaging in foreign intervention of any kind is… difficult.

Edit: i forgot to mention: what we should be doing is allowing ukraine use of any non-warcrime western version of any weapon that east-ukraine is confirmed to use against them. We should also be quietly investing massive amounts of cyber resources into disabling russias nuclear launch systems and crippling putins stranglehold on their government by fucking with his finances specifically.

Windows are just so unsafe in Russia, aren’t they? I’m never getting near one if I ever go to Moscow.

Or they could just pump in pressurized air to make up the difference

You’ve almost arrived at the point he was making

Lol could you convert those to freedom units? I’m too smoothbrained for this

The fastest speed limit I’ve seen is 65, so it is over double that

Yep, the manga is incredible. One of my favorite stories from all of manga. Though the anime has probably the best choreography of any anime I’ve seen. All around a very good series.

The manga for #10 is one of my all times favorites, it’s so wacky

He won’t and probably not. The only way he will order a nuclear strike is if Russia is about to be dissolved or if he is about to be overthrown. Unless Russians financial situation gets a LOT worse, there is no risk of Russia dissolving, as Ukraine is not seeking to invade. Putin will not be overthrown unless he dramatically steps up conscription and starts targeting oligarchs families as conscription possibilities. He knows that to do so would be suicide.

In either scenario, once it has reached that point Putin will have pissed off literally every single person that matters and they would have no reason to listen to him.

Insert guy holding a butterfly “Is this hamas?” meme

I do get that, but I’ve also got a ton of Texan friends and let’s just say 90% of them don’t know how to install a lightbulb

How did that happen? They voted without knowing anything about them?

Israel uses US white phosphorus on civilians like day 3 of the genocide: I sleep

Israel uses US made bombs a year into the genocide: real shit

Bruh look at his comment history, dude is either a troll or has been sucking on them right winger fumes

Nah that’s fuckin hilarious

That’s the neat part, I don’t

So they get dogs now right?

Evey four years we decide whether we’ll be a serious country, or play in the mud. The fact that this argument seriously happens would diminish my faith in the US too.

I say would, because I live and and as such already have none.

They’ve already put this much effort into their stated goal of eradicating the entire populace of Gaza, so I would be very surprised if Israel backs down now. Until the world steps in and forcibly stops them, I don’t see Israel doing so much as scaling back their destruction.