tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post3016279062063686933..comments2024-03-28T20:13:21.900-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: Round and round and round it goes...Where it stops no one knowsThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-73670928853046927272014-12-08T12:59:06.176-06:002014-12-08T12:59:06.176-06:00Humans seem to be hard wired to hate and kill base...Humans seem to be hard wired to hate and kill based on assigned differences. North America is fairly lucky in that we are basically two huge land masses USA and Canada and relatively homogeneous. Continents that are broken up by geography into multiples of small peoples and countries eg Europe (and PNG) tend to have a long long history of wars.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-39174702389936308872014-12-08T12:38:39.034-06:002014-12-08T12:38:39.034-06:00As a species we don't look too smart, do we? W...As a species we don't look too smart, do we? We've been down this road before and the waste of resources and lives gets worse each time. I don't know how to make it stop.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-71388361817661120342014-12-08T04:04:31.909-06:002014-12-08T04:04:31.909-06:00Watched the documentary last evening. Very intere...Watched the documentary last evening. Very interesting. Thanks. If Khrushchev was right and 1 million Russians perished in the Winter War, those are incredible numbers. The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-29208477117019843622014-12-08T03:45:37.289-06:002014-12-08T03:45:37.289-06:00If you sort out the Syrian thing, please let Washi...If you sort out the Syrian thing, please let Washington know.<br />The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-69830383736283389842014-12-07T11:53:12.712-06:002014-12-07T11:53:12.712-06:00This could end up like a Bush war, you know, never...This could end up like a Bush war, you know, never ending like the middle east. I'd bet the arms dealers are doing quite nicely in Russia these days. But in the end nobody wins.<br /><br />I'm still trying to peel apart the Syrian situation which is getting more complex by the day.Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-36794884403136699482014-12-07T03:08:40.053-06:002014-12-07T03:08:40.053-06:00Thanks, both of you. I found the video and will w...Thanks, both of you. I found the video and will watch it with interest. If Russia comes from the east and from Crimea at the same time, they will have no problem cutting a land link to Crimea and then moving on to Odessa and the Trans-Dnistr. Holding it might be another thing without going to an all out air war and bombing Ukraine into submissionThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-81486456399288796402014-12-06T22:34:02.921-06:002014-12-06T22:34:02.921-06:00Here's Fire and Ice. Excellent documentary.
...Here's Fire and Ice. Excellent documentary. <br /><br />http://youtu.be/PMa3w8L92Xs<br /><br /><br />Notice that it says that the Soviet Union thought it could cut across Finland with 30,000 men. Finland is smaller and less populated than Ukraine. It's hard to believe that Russia has enough soldiers outside Ukraine to invade.<br />Cheryl Roferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082102629165547210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-4536066581820135532014-12-06T18:07:15.127-06:002014-12-06T18:07:15.127-06:00Have you seen the documentary "Fire and Ice&q...Have you seen the documentary "Fire and Ice" about the Winter War? It was shown on PBS so might be available online. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-36315470158119228762014-12-06T12:08:54.926-06:002014-12-06T12:08:54.926-06:00The short victorious war, yes. Except in Ukraine ...The short victorious war, yes. Except in Ukraine it would not be short and victory would come at a very high price both in terms of dead Russian soldiers and international isolation and sanctions. He is doing the next best thing at the moment which is claiming to be under attack and expecting the people to accept the hardships and support a wartime president.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-17371834218837637652014-12-06T11:30:31.183-06:002014-12-06T11:30:31.183-06:00Hubby and I were talking about this the other day ...Hubby and I were talking about this the other day and wondering whether Putin actually wants to "win" the war in the Ukraine at all. By his own admission the Russian economy is sliding into recession, and one of the best ways to combat recession is to have a war. If he manages it just right, he can have "enough" war to stimulate the Russian economy without stepping on too Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-5047558062729308352014-12-06T09:33:51.647-06:002014-12-06T09:33:51.647-06:00The |Finns fought well and are my heros. In fact ...The |Finns fought well and are my heros. In fact they did better in their defeat than if they had capitulated to Stalin right off, from what I read. The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-14792507556447475612014-12-06T07:31:37.707-06:002014-12-06T07:31:37.707-06:00Referring to it as a Winter War does not bode well...Referring to it as a Winter War does not bode well for Ukraine. Yes, the Russians lost thousands of troops and had a much higher casualty rate than the Finns, but in the end the Finns lost the war. It's why Karelia is Russian. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-49400389914714473772014-12-06T04:02:02.015-06:002014-12-06T04:02:02.015-06:00Ukraine can hold the line as it is now but to what...Ukraine can hold the line as it is now but to what end? A constant drain on the economy and on the lives of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians caught behind the lines. Any direct attacks by Ukraine could bring a Russian onslaught and Russian occupation as "peacekeepers". There are partisans operating behind the lines and there should be more. Whether enough Russian soldier deaths willThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-5692681303220777582014-12-05T16:50:01.291-06:002014-12-05T16:50:01.291-06:00Where is this going to end. Can Ukraine hold out ...Where is this going to end. Can Ukraine hold out against Russia?<br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-4080212286013953972014-12-05T11:53:51.154-06:002014-12-05T11:53:51.154-06:00In our little cocoon, it is so hard to tell. Pric...In our little cocoon, it is so hard to tell. Prices in grocery stores have gone up very sharply in UAH. Electricity and gas prices also. Jobs are hard to come by. But so far no news of anything collapsing. You are right, the external measures are VERY bad but we keep muddling along. Traditions of family helping family helps those who are on fixed pensions but I am sure this winter the The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-61051637408190234422014-12-05T11:22:35.995-06:002014-12-05T11:22:35.995-06:00Thanks for the link!
Something I would like to kn...Thanks for the link!<br /><br />Something I would like to know: how is the economy in Ukraine as you see it? The external measures are just as bad as Russia's. And something will have to be done to rebuild, when rebuilding becomes possible. We don't hear much about this in the US.Cheryl Roferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082102629165547210noreply@blogger.com