From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: Vladimir Putin CONFIRMS That The War In Ukraine NEVER Wouldn't
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:17:04 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-08-18 17:06, AlleyCat wrote:
>
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:19:33 -0700, Alan says...
>
>>
>> On 2025-08-17 19:13, AlleyCat wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sun, 17 Aug 2025 17:35:55 -0700, Alan says...
>>>
>>>>> Well per Biden, a "small incursion into Ukraine" would be not
>>>>> responded to by the west, opened the door.
>>>
>>>> Let's see that quote, complete with context.
>>>
>>> OK.
>>>
>>> Do it.
>>>
>>> I'd like to see it too!
>>>
>>> Lakehouse rich boy forgets... as usual...
>>>
>>> Quotation marks can be used to "signal" ironic, sarcastic, or otherwise a non-standard sense. They indicate the writer is
>>> distancing themselves from the term or casting doubt on its validity.
>>>
>>> When doing this, the author or speaker can say whatever the fuck he wants, as long as it's in the ballpark. The author simply
>>> substituted "small" for "minor".
>>>
>>> Why do I have to teach you everything?
>>>
>>> Now... does THAT satisfy your pedantic semantic bullshit?
>>>
>>> "I think what you're going to see is that Russia will be held accountable if it invades. And it depends on what it does. It's one
>>> thing if it's a MINOR INCURSION and then we end up having a fight about what to do and not do."
>>>
>>> "Minor"... "small"... does THAT make a difference to you?
>
>> The difference is in the rest of what he said.
>
> It doesn't matter.
>
>> Biden never said that there would not be a response
>
> WHO said that?
Literally, Biden did.