By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-22 03:42:20 | Updated at 2024-11-28 01:41:42
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Putin’s scary moves aren’t the start of WWIII — they’re acts of desperation before Trump takes office: experts
NY Post ^ | 11/21/2024 | Caitlin Doornbos
Posted on 11/21/2024 7:24:59 PM PST by marcusmaximus
On the surface, it’s hard not to see visions of World War III in Russia’s recent threats and provocations against the West.
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But far from being on the brink of global armageddon, experts tell The Post these moves amount to the same old irresponsible nuclear saber-rattling Putin has long been known for.
More to the point, they show that the Russian dictator is becoming increasingly desperate in the lead-up to President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.
“It’s certainly signaling to the west. I think the Russians are obviously concerned that we’ve allowed Ukraine this permission to strike in Russia with Western missiles,” Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Russia program director John Hardie told The Post.
“I think in general, they are trying to cow the west into dropping its support for Ukraine and sort of letting Russia have its way.”
Those fear tactics may have delayed President Biden from taking more decisive action to support Ukraine from the war’s start, but it’s unclear how that tactic might work on Trump, who has a record of not being intimidated and has reportedly signaled support for Ukraine striking deep into Russia, a source told The Post this week.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: bidenbois4ww3; caitlindoorknob; caitlindoornbos; putin; russia
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Day 1 and Day 1000 of Putin's 3-day invasion.
To: marcusmaximus
Caitlin Doornbos should check her scanties for a fresh load...
2 posted on 11/21/2024 7:30:15 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
To: marcusmaximus
To: kiryandil
Consequences...
To: marcusmaximus
Caitlin Doornbos, Ukietard.
5 posted on 11/21/2024 7:32:12 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
To: marcusmaximus
6 posted on 11/21/2024 7:32:26 PM PST by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
To: marcusmaximus
Tell your mom to tell you to stop leavink your Special Ukraine Sock on the computer desk.
7 posted on 11/21/2024 7:32:50 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
To: marcusmaximus
Those fear tactics may have delayed President Biden from taking more decisive action …
Biden doesn’t have jack to say about anything. Valerie Jarrett is in charge.
8 posted on 11/21/2024 7:35:14 PM PST by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump)
To: marcusmaximus
No, they are not acts of desperation. They are retaliatory acts that are leaving Ukraine in desperation.
But as the useful idiot that you are you cannot help yourself to see reality as it really is, because fantasy is all that you have.
There was never a plan for a Ukraine win or a Russian defeat, it was all just a scheme to enrich the enemies from within while destroying our nation to deliver it to a One World Government.
You are more than just a useful idiot though, for you are also an evil useful idiot.
To: HIDEK6; marcusmaximus
Caitlin Doornbos: Those fear tactics may have delayed President Biden from taking more decisive action to support Ukraine from the war’s start
marcus- tell your Caitlin Doornbos that Joe Biden has had dementia for the last few years, and that your President Biden can't take decisive action on controlling his own bowels.
10 posted on 11/21/2024 7:40:23 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
To: marcusmaximus
We launched a nuclear-capable missile deep into Russia, and they fired one back.
What did we expect to happen?
The nuclear policies of both the USA and Russia are to presume that a nuclear-capable missile launched at them carries a nuke and to respond with a nuke because there is no way to know the payload of the incoming missile.
We are the bad guys doing everything we can do to start WWIII.
Putin has shown incredible restraint.
11 posted on 11/21/2024 7:40:52 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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