You do realize that there are those who are pushing for war with Russia, right?

[cali]

and we're talking heavy hitters.

fuck the war mongers with rusty farm implements. I despise the merchants of war.

Stopping Putin: The Military Option

By Max Strasser

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So far, the West has deployed its economic and diplomatic might to punish and deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from those “additional plans” -- invading the rest of Ukraine.

Yet the West’s strongest option remains untouched: Military action.

While Russia rolled its forces into Crimea, the West clearly has kept its armies confined to barracks. So far the U.S. and its NATO allies have merely offered Ukraine limited military support and have flexed their military muscles in other ways.

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“The force that is at the Ukrainian border now to the east is very, very sizable and very, very ready,” said General Philip Breedlove, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander.

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http://www.newsweek.com/stopping-putin-military-option-238783

[steve2470]

1. limit of 5 free articles per month, time to clear cache lol

ok I still can't get it, they must block by IP addresses.

[Nye Bevan]

3. Start a private browsing session (nt)

[steve2470]

5. thanks, I never use private browsing sessions

That's a great tip to know, thanks !

[fascisthunter]

2. They Say Crazy sh*t, but would Never Put their own Asses on the Line

is what I'll wager. It's got to be really hard to ask someone to die for a cause, but then again, I have a conscience.

[DinahMoeHum]

12. . . .or their children's. . .

[steve2470]

4. someone in the MIC, military and/or Congress is always thinking this way....

It seems to NEVER be combat veterans or even veterans for that matter.

HEY ASSHOLES, SEND YOUR OWN KIDS OR GRANDKIDS INTO WAR. You go with them, FIRST.

[Nye Bevan]

6. Where in the article does the author "push war with Russia"?

Did you actually read the whole thing?

.......

But military strategists reject those options as profoundly unlikely.

No matter what Russia does in Ukraine – even in the case of a full-scale invasion – there is little chance NATO, or the U.S. acting independent of the alliance, will engage in a shooting war with Russian troops.

War with Russia would escalate the Crimea crisis to an extent that no one in Washington, or likely even in the much more bellicose Moscow, would want. Russia and the United States have the world’s two largest stockpiles of nuclear weapons – a war could soon get ugly.

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Ukraine is not a member of NATO, whose 28 members have a mutual defense agreement. And while Brussels and Washington view Ukraine as an ally, strategic interests in the former Soviet state are not vital.

The author is saying that while military action is a theoretical possibility, it is extremely unlikely to happen, and nowhere does he argue that it should happen.

[steve2470]

7. correct, my rant was premature nt

[cali]

8. yes, i read it and the NATA commander most certainly implied it.

you are seriously naive if you don't think that there are those within the MIC who are pushing and hoping for war.

[Nye Bevan]

10. If they are, there is no evidence of that in this article.

Perhaps you could find another link that is more persuasive of your theory.

[Gothmog]

9. The people pushing for war scare me

I agree with your post. The neocons and idiots like John McCain believe that war is the only answer to any issue. It would be stupid to try to fight Russia on its home ground but the neocons are going to accuse President Obama of being weak for not using the military option

[Nye Bevan]

11. I believe McCain has proposed sending military aid to the Ukrainians, but has not argued for war.

Do you have a link to where McCain says we should go to war over Ukraine?

[GeorgeGist]

13. Saw the movie ...