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[Ninurta]

@"Kenzo" 

I bet the Chinese are watching Putin like a hawk since he threatened to use nukes.  I don't see the men in Beijing being amused by such loose talk.

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You know, I've heard a lot of folks claiming that Putin threatened nukes, but I've not been able to find where he made such a threat. I've found several non-specific, generic sort of threats of the "you'll be sorry if you do that" variety, but I have not found a specific nuclear threat. Weird, huh?

Now, it can be fairly said that a nuclear threat is the only credible threat he has left. What else is he gonna do? Send in the Russian army? Their performance in the Ukraine indicates that an average America Boy Scout troop could put an end to their depredations - God help 'em if they ran up against the Wolverines from Red Dawn! Still, even though that is  his only credible threat, it's not the only threat he could make - uncredible or incredible threats are always an option for megalomaniacs -  and the fact is his threats are pretty non-specific, and I've not been able to find a nuclear one.

Be that as it may, the CCP is very jealous of their reputation, and it's taking a hit by them associating themselves with Putin as one of the only friends (along with Syria and Iran, and maybe North Korea if anyone has bothered to tell Little Kimmie that there is a war on in Europe) that he has left in the world. I'm wondering just how long they will tolerate that threat to their reputation on the world stage.

The CCP worries more about their reputation than a teenage American schoolgirl does. It gives me the giggles that they care so much what other folks think about them, as if they weren't even adults, who need to make grown-up decisions without worrying about hurt feewings (and to keep it honest, entirely fair, BidenHarris really hasn't got the hang of that yet, either - he's kinda CCP like that), but there it is.

Evidence: the CCP pissed all over itself over maintaining a good appearance at the Olympics, to the point of threatening folks with "dire consequences" if they boycotted the same. Really? You're gonna levy "dire consequences" if folks refuse to come to your garden party because you beat your own damned kids? Gimme a goddamned break!

I think the 2022 Olympics had the lowest rating of any sporting event in US history. Whatcha gonna do, Chairman Xi? Spank us all? Fuck off, bro, We got shit to do that don't include your irrelevant ass...

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