DrZoidberg
Contributor
But Russians don't believe what Putin says. They just believe that it's best for them if they say they believe it. That's something differentFundies who want to die for their god would gladly incinerate humanity. Is Russian Hitler such a person? Are the leaders of Iran such people? Is Kim such a person? None of them are. So I don't know why we pay any attention to these guys when they threaten nukes. They're not going to do it and they know it. And they also know we'll cower like a bunch of bullied kids on the playground giving press to their every word. Shame on us for being so fucking gullible and letting Ukrainians suffer so much at the hands of these fuckers.Bluster and threats were the hallmark of the Soviets. Mostly with client stats that could not fight back.
The question at the start was whether Putin was rational or not. Would he use nukes and go out in a blaze of glory if NATO went into Ukraine?
I heard intelligence analysts say he is rational, I am not so sure. Keep lying long enough and you can believe your own lies.
Would he rather face a nuclear war than back down?
That is what analysts at the CIA are paid to figure out.
Barbos doesn't live in Russia. His is a western perspective. An alternative facts perspective