@vivify said???? WTF 🙂, and you suck on reading people.
You were proved wrong with your Griner/talent claim. See my thread on the WNBA.
Then you went on some rant about defending Dems no matter what; also wrong if you've seen my posts slamming Biden, even before he was elected.
But one thing I do know based on your posts: you're a weird Trump-rimming little weirdo.
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@vivify saidBS. Bout would have finished his sentence in a few years anyway; to get an American citizen spared from 9 years in a Russian prison for cannabis possession just to let him out a little early was a wise and humane move.
This will go down as the worst prisoner swap in modern history, if not all time.
Russia got a notorious arms dealer who was the most wanted man in the world. The U.S. got the 17th best WNBA player.
Part of me is still glad she got released as 9 years hard labor for a small amount of cannabis oil is excessive. When she was first released, I was glad; in retrospect, i ...[text shortened]... is is a great example of how media can influence bad decisions. This deal was done for the cameras.
@no1marauder saidBelieve it was five more years to go without the death this man is facilitating with his arms selling. Do you think she was warned about how strict Russia was on this and Choose to bring it in anyway, therefore accepting the responsibility if caught or privileged and nothing would happen?
BS. Bout would have finished his sentence in a few years anyway; to get an American citizen spared from 9 years in a Russian prison for cannabis possession just to let him out a little early was a wise and humane move.
@no1marauder saidHumane, yes. Wise? No.
BS. Bout would have finished his sentence in a few years anyway; to get an American citizen spared from 9 years in a Russian prison for cannabis possession just to let him out a little early was a wise and humane move.
Bout was scheduled for release in 2029. That would've been seven fewer years of selling weapons to terrorists. The possible ramifications as far as death and war are incalculable.
@vivify saidWhat utter nonsense. You think the Houthi couldn't have purchased arms if Bout and Griner were still in prison?
Humane, yes. Wise? No.
Bout was scheduled for release in 2029. That would've been seven fewer years of selling weapons to terrorists. The possible ramifications as far as death and war are incalculable.
Grow up.
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@mike69 saidSee my post in response to Vivify below (well below your post, above this one).
Believe it was five more years to go without the death this man is facilitating with his arms selling. Do you think she was warned about how strict Russia was on this and Choose to bring it in anyway, therefore accepting the responsibility if caught or privileged and nothing would happen?
@no1marauder saidAre we talking about anyone. If billy jumps off a bridge are you going to, similar little kid thought pattern. Do you think the people getting attacked and killed with these fully automatic weapons will agree with your twisted logic?
See my post in response to Vivify below.
@no1marauder saidWhat level of crime would you say he’s committing right now, along with the huge death threat right now from this person?
See my post in response to Vivify below (well below your post, above this one).
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@no1marauder saidYour hand-waving is adorable but Bout was one of the most wanted men in the world. He sold weapons to Yemeni terrorists, African warlords, the Taliban, the list goes on.
What utter nonsense. You think the Houthi couldn't have purchased arms if Bout and Griner were still in prison?
Grow up.
Your yearning for feel-good stories won't erase deaths caused by this man.
@vivify saidGee so did the US government.(well probably to more murderous groups than those).
Your hand-waving is adorable but Bout was one of the most wanted men in the world. He sold weapons to Yemeni terrorists, African warlords, the Taliban, the list goes on.
Your yearning for feel-good stories won't erase deaths caused by this man.
Like I said, grow up, if he wasn't in the picture, someone else would be filling the void.
And Brittany Griner would still be in a Russian prison. Yes, I "feel good" that injustice was rectified at no real cost.
@vivify saidhttps://www.businessinsider.com/russian-arms-dealer-viktor-bout-sell-weapons-to-houthis-wsj-2024-10
Your hand-waving is adorable but Bout was one of the most wanted men in the world. He sold weapons to Yemeni terrorists, African warlords, the Taliban, the list goes on.
Your yearning for feel-good stories won't erase deaths caused by this man.
According to this article, Bout was present with Russian officials at a meeting with Houthi representatives where the potential sale of automatic weapons was discussed.
So if the Russian government wants to sell weapons to the Houthi in apparent retaliation for US support of Ukraine, you think they wouldn't IF Bout and Griner were still in prison?