Wendell

Does anyone have a cup with a lid or water bottle that they use that will fit in the smaller European sized cup holders in the Airbus? I’m currently in the 350 but I assume they are all the same sized across the different fleets. Thanks for your help!

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1576510/russia-attack-ukraine-latest-troops-trapped-in-lift-caretaker-putin-war/amp

I never said NATO had to accept them you are just trying to put words into my mouth. But it was alluded to and probably stated that by even trying to join NATO was enough to get Russia to Invade.

Between all the verbal fellatio about how we were getting a “masters class” with all of your apologist drivel you literally stated “Why yes... I am saying we should have stopped NATO expansion in 1990 when we had the chance. There wouldn't be a Vladmir Putin problem if we did. Not only that we had several off ramps including up until February when Vladmir Putin sent President Biden a list of demands thatencompassed his security concerns in central Europe.” You are blaming NATO for not taking any off-ramps from Putin’s demands implying that because we didn’t bend to his demands we are responsible for what happens next. So while I didn’t go through and reread everything it was very clear that you were heavily implying the west forced Putin into attacking in Ukraine by crossing some red line you theorize exists and it’s our fault for not understanding him. Ukraine can choose to align themselves however they want they should not have to serve as a buffer if they recognize the value of relationships with the west and choose to pursue them that is their sovereign right and not an excuse to be invaded by a power hungry despot.

Exactly that was the problem I had with the discussion. I have no desire to get Into a direct shooting war with Russia. I take issue that every time an academic discussion in the west it always seems to end with us having to be in the wrong some way and that all the other opinions have equal value. Fuk that…this war is Putin’s doing. I can completely understand why former Soviet republics would want to join NATO, it’s on full display right now. I completely disagree that the west has to do some kind of soul searching to figure out how we were wrong and forced Putin to invade Ukraine. Putin misjudged the west’s actions and I hope his economy crumbles and he is removed from power, preferably by a rope. In the meantime more sanctions, pump US oil and continue to dump weapons into the Ukraine to kill as many Russians as possible.

“Leading foreign policy statesmen” are a large part of the reason the world is so fked up right now. Just because they say something doesn’t mean it’s the truth. It’s worth listening too sure, but it is just an opinion which history shows over and over again they get wrong. I do know what Putin is doing right now is his own making and is fk’ed up, I don’t need to blame NATO or the US for Putin killing civilians and holding the world hostage with his nuclear weapons. Just because people like to do some circle jerk because they have all sorts of academic degrees doesn’t mean they are any smarter than the rest of the unwashed masses who can use common sense to know something is wrong when they see it. I am tired of having to think about other countries background when what they are doing is wrong. And again any more dead Russians to post?

Meanwhile the Russian government hasn’t acknowledged any deaths. https://www.rferl.org/amp/ukraine-russia-pows-prisoners-identification-dead/31726619.html

I’ve browsed it but I don’t give two shits about their argument…conscription is not slavery. Both are involuntary but different. Can we get back to dead Russians please..I’ll start

There are many individual cases that you can point to that the Supreme Court has gotten wrong in retrospect but when it comes to Selective Service and Conscription they have been consistent. I’m just a pilot, not a lawyer but I am also able to realize their is a time and place for conscription and it is different then slavery. And this thread is about dead Russians, many of whom are conscripts…

That’s cool but the Supreme Court has upheld the legality of the draft and selective service registration several times. Slavery is an evil stain on a society, conscription is different. Plus we are talking about the Ukraine in a war for national survival…

Conscription… con·scrip·tion /kənˈskripSH(ə)n/ Learn to pronounce noun compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.

So he continues to point fingers and blame Trump as the current administration can’t dig itself out of its ups…I for one will be glad when he is just another washed up pilot on the street https://ktvz.com/videos/2021/08/22/gop-congressman-places-blame-on-trump-admin-for-crisis-in-afghanistan-they-set-this-up-to-fail-3/

I get it, he hates Trump but I don’t understand why he insists on constantly pointing fingers at the GOP rather then the actual decision makers now. He might as well go ahead and switch parties… https://ktvz.com/videos/2021/08/22/gop-congressman-places-blame-on-trump-admin-for-crisis-in-afghanistan-they-set-this-up-to-fail-3/

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/afghanistan-taliban-us-news-08-17-21/h_dc45f7ca1e7885d72a43641a61f145eb 55 min ago Biden has not spoken to US allies since Kabul fell, national security adviser says WTF is waiting for?

All I know is that I keep seeing videos that have thousands of military aged males in Afghanistan who should pick up a f****ng gun and actually fight for their country and families.