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Blumancru

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24. How will he take Ukraine by force if he hasn't been able to do so in four years?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 10:30 PM

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I am a child of the 60s. I was brought up when we had air raid drills in school. We thought one day the Russians would bomb us.
Now it turns out we may have feared a paper tiger all along.
I think and hope that Ukraine drones him, or someone close to him does the job.
One wonders if Trump’s shenanigans in Venezuela are designed to disrupt oil production and distribution to make Russia’s oil worth more, to give Putin more money to wage his war.

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Putin says Russia will achieve its Ukraine aims by force if Kyiv doesn't want peace [View all] BumRushDaShow Sunday OP

Holy shit! mikeysnot Sunday #1

He grew up in the USSR. Igel Sunday #3

EXACTLY what I thought... it's putin who does not want peace....fucker...nt mitch96 Sunday #14

Pootie wants TOTAL SURRENDER and CONTROL. ProudMNDemocrat Sunday #23

"Or he will burn it all down."... That seems to be the ruzzian/soviet model. If I can't conquer the hearts and minds.. mitch96 Monday #25

Putin doesn't want peace. He wants Ukraine. Dulcinea Monday #26

Oh, well, that will be a new direction. Hasn't this what he's been doing since Day 1? travelingthrulife Sunday #2

Umm... when hasn't he done this? ananda Sunday #4

Putin, Trump's idol, is a monster. He's lost 1.2 million soldiers so far, but doesn't care about them. surfered Sunday #5

Putin's military and brutality hasn't been able to achieve his goals yet so what lets him think that will ... Botany Sunday #6

In '62 we had a president with balls Submariner Sunday #7

Putin's bitch. WestMichRad Sunday #22

Fuck Putin duckworth969 Sunday #8

Sounds like Trump's logic of deserving a Nobel Peace Prize. Norrrm Sunday #9

Yeah, Putie. Whatever. paleotn Sunday #10

I feel like if they could achieve their goals by force, this 4-day-war would have been over 4 years ago. nt Gore1FL Sunday #11

Putin is reaching his last straw popsdenver Sunday #12

Putin should remember that Russia also has reactors. The Madcap Sunday #15

Putin Speaks With Trump Ahead of Zelensky Meeting in Florida to, receive, I guess, his marching orders. Brother Buzz Sunday #13

What they been doing all along Historic NY Sunday #16

Putin doesn't want "peace"--he wants "a piece" or several pieces...Russian lebensraum Maeve Sunday #17

Dear Vlad BidenRocks Sunday #18

But Kiev wants peace through expelling Russian forces from their territory and getting security guarantees. ChicagoTeamster Sunday #19

Putin will achieve his ends in Ukraine by force alone no matter what. Any peace "deal" is just a ploy. Martin68 Sunday #20

so far he is not having much success with his force nt msongs Sunday #21

How will he take Ukraine by force if he hasn't been able to do so in four years? Blumancru Sunday #24

Coming up on four years of this shit BeyondGeography Monday #27

sure, they've only been dicking around up till now DoBW Monday #28