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Russia and Ukraine / Red Dawn


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Wolverines! No, not the cool guy from the X-men. And no, not the University of Michigan. That's right! The school kids/militia from the cable TV classic, Red Dawn.

In this episode, we look at the current conflict of a potential invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military by stepping into the wayback machine and remembering what it was like when everyone thought the US could one day be invaded by the USSR. What would we do if they attacked us? How many children does it take to defeat a Russian garrison? And can a movie work if there is nothing remotely resembling a plot? 

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Sources:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/britain-pulls-embassy-staff-out-of-ukraine-over-invasion-fears-9hk3hrm5d

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/blitzkrieg-lightning-war

https://factslegend.org/40-rowdy-vladimir-putin-facts-you-will-love/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/17/russia-issues-list-demands-tensions-europe-ukraine-nato

https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/591472-us-delivers-written-response-to-russian-demands-amid-ukraine

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The Cross CutBy Jesse and Forest