Russia Just Invaded Ukraine

[Latrinsorm]

Pretty sure this is the actual reason. MAD tends to make everyone pay a little more attention.

The Germans and Russians individually ordered their soldiers to fight to the last bullet, to the last man in World War 2. Assured destruction didn't faze them then, why would it faze them coming from America? And I will remind you that America has been presided over by weak Democrats for the majority of those 70 years.

You don't bring a knife to a gun fight, and you don't bring an American to a Russian fight. Logically, the only thing that has kept us safe from the Russians is the Russians sitting on the Security Council.

[Gelston]

The Germans and Russians individually ordered their soldiers to fight to the last bullet, to the last man in World War 2. Assured destruction didn't faze them then, why would it faze them coming from America? And I will remind you that America has been presided over by weak Democrats for the majority of those 70 years.

You don't bring a knife to a gun fight, and you don't bring an American to a Russian fight. Logically, the only thing that has kept us safe from the Russians is the Russians sitting on the Security Council.

It did. Soviet Russia under Stalin was a lot different from Soviet Russia under the following premiers. Not to mention they were both already actively involved in Total War with each other. Who pulled the trigger first in that war? The Nazis did.

Read some Soviet accounts during the Cold War. They were just as scared of being nuked into oblivion as we were. They didn't want it anymore then we did.

[Wrathbringer]

Hey, glad to see a world crisis doesn't deter Obama from going on vacation and playing golf.

Can Obummer play golf while at the same time making us even more globally irrelevant? YES, HE CAN.

[Tgo01]

I don't see the big deal. With how technology is now, he doesn't need to be sitting in the Office to be working. He does have a very stressful job, and he does need to relieve that stress in some way. His people are watching the happenings and if something major occurs, I bet he'd be all up in it instantly.

And this is for any US President.

I can't pass up the chance to give Democrats shit after all the shit they gave Bush. I still hear them whining every once in a while about how Bush didn't jump up and grab a rifle and spring into action when he first heard about the Twin Towers being attacked.

[Gelston]

I can't pass up the chance to give Democrats shit after all the shit they gave Bush. I still hear them whining every once in a while about how Bush didn't jump up and grab a rifle and spring into action when he first heard about the Twin Towers being attacked.

I suppose it is a little payback.

[NinjasLeadTheWay]

The Germans and Russians individually ordered their soldiers to fight to the last bullet, to the last man in World War 2. Assured destruction didn't faze them then, why would it faze them coming from America? And I will remind you that America has been presided over by weak Democrats for the majority of those 70 years.

You don't bring a knife to a gun fight, and you don't bring an American to a Russian fight. Logically, the only thing that has kept us safe from the Russians is the Russians sitting on the Security Council.

Nukes, dude. Triton Submarines and nukes. MAD didn't mean shit until then.

[Gelston]

Nukes, dude. Triton Submarines and nukes. MAD didn't mean shit until then.

And the advent of ICBMs and us having nuclear armed B52s in the air 24/7.

[Tgo01]

And the advent of ICBMs and us having nuclear armed B52s in the air 24/7.

We do? That's kind of a scary thought :/

[NinjasLeadTheWay]

And the advent of ICBMs and us having nuclear armed B52s in the air 24/7.

A Triton holds what? 72 Warheads? There are probably two dozen of them, half of which are parked somewhere in ocean at any given time. Planes can be shot down but subs are invisible until they start using their radios and launching missiles. It's our best nuclear deterrent at this time, more nukes.

[Gelston]

We do? That's kind of a scary thought :/

We don't keep the B52s up anymore, but during the Cold War, yeah.