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Voltaire2

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13. The phrase is 'cannon fodder'.

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Mon Mar 7, 2022, 06:56 AM

Mar 2022

Estimated deaths from a US Russia nuclear exchange start at around 150,000,000 immediate deaths.

So if you want some cannon fodder, that would be us.

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It feels like Ukraine is Buffer Fodder [View all] boston bean Mar 2022 OP

I think Putin is determined to drag us into it. He wants to be able to claim we attacked first Walleye Mar 2022 #1

Dead on. We need to go in. denbot Mar 2022 #2

I am feeling the same. We are watching Hitler 2.0. onecaliberal Mar 2022 #3

Hitler didn't have Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #8

Putrid will be killing himself if he does that and he knows it. Our intel says he won't use them onecaliberal Mar 2022 #15

Agreed Calculating Mar 2022 #4

I'm not an expert either, bb. brer cat Mar 2022 #5

Biden has a hell of a lot more experience in these matters than any of us. Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #9

☝️☝️☝️ PortTack Mar 2022 #12

Get it, but still conflicted. Hoyt Mar 2022 #6

A month ago I never would have supported going in. Changed my mind. Tomconroy Mar 2022 #7

I know two Ukrainians qazplm135 Mar 2022 #10

No left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 #11

The phrase is 'cannon fodder'. Voltaire2 Mar 2022 #13

If we go in I'd expect all of Ukraine to be decimated first. herding cats Mar 2022 #14

Legitimate fear of a Russian mad man with nukes JCMach1 Mar 2022 #16