XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: Peter@Iron-Spring.com   
      
   On 1/3/26 01:50, Waldek Hebisch wrote:   
   > In alt.folklore.computers rbowman  wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 19:57:06 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 02/01/2026 19:36, rbowman wrote:   
   >>>> On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 13:06:34 +0000, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> May I be the first to welcome you back to the start of last year, I   
   >>>>> hope you can bring peace to Ukraine & the Middle East (other projects   
   >>>>> to be announced after you've ticked those 2 off).   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Well, at least I wasn't writing a check...   My ideas for peace in the   
   >>>> Ukraine and the Middle East would be very unpopular.   
   >>>   
   >>> Probably with its inhabitants, yes.   
   >>   
   >> My real solution would be sort of a holmgang. Let them sort their shit out   
   >> with no outside interference. May the best Slovak or Semite win.   
   >   
   > Well, in case Ukraine part of it is deciding what is inside and what   
   > is outside.  And if you say that inside is within borders of   
   > Ukraine, then essentialy you say that Russia should stop messing   
   > in Ukrainian matters.  Good luck convincing Russia to do so.   
   >   
      
   We could have convinced them week one, except Biden was too spineless.   
   When the Russian invasion was pending we pulled all our people out. I   
   felt that we should have put more people in - not military forces per   
   se, but "advisors" and "trainers" imbedded with Ukrainian troops at the   
   front lines. A Russian invasion would have had to push past our   
   non-combatants to get anywhere, at which point we could have said "pull   
   back now or suffer the consequences. Make sure none of our people are   
   harmed"   
      
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