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MLAA

(17,266 posts) Mon Mar 14, 2022, 11:33 AM Mar 2022

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Looking like Putin wrote a check his army can't cover.

I hope China doesn’t quietly try to bail him out.

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Looking like Putin wrote a check his army can't cover. (Original Post) MLAA Mar 2022 OP

Dictators don't have loyal armies. live love laugh Mar 2022 #1

That's a good point. LastDemocratInSC Mar 2022 #3

I think the Chinese will be "supportive at a distance" lapfog_1 Mar 2022 #2

Thanks for the info, I didn't know that 🙂 MLAA Mar 2022 #4

live love laugh

(13,095 posts)

1. Dictators don't have loyal armies.

Reply to MLAA (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2022, 11:45 AM

Mar 2022

LastDemocratInSC

(3,647 posts)

3. That's a good point.

Reply to live love laugh (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 14, 2022, 11:55 AM

Mar 2022

If the tyrant doesn't like their performance the soldiers can be at risk the same way their enemy is at risk.

lapfog_1

(29,198 posts)

2. I think the Chinese will be "supportive at a distance"

Reply to MLAA (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2022, 11:53 AM

Mar 2022

after all, they have a lot of investments in Ukraine that the Russians are currently blowing up

MLAA

(17,266 posts)

4. Thanks for the info, I didn't know that 🙂

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 14, 2022, 03:29 PM

Mar 2022

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