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It is time for Charles to enforce the historic claim to the French CrownSpeaking of which, isn’t it time to invade and reclaim Brittany under the pretext that the EU has expanded right up to our border?
How quickly and easily spain is forgottenI note you avoided the more provocative Ireland - and for certain there are ultra unionists in the UK who'd definitely be in favour of the UK annexing (they'd say 'reclaiming' obviously) Ireland - the only land border we have with the EU after all.
But yeah, I imagine the mind of someone who actually thought that would be a good idea.
Then I imagine it in Russian.
The British couldn't rerun banner let alone invade Ireland. And we all know the people the government would like to deter with trident are more likely to die laughing at attempts to launch it than from a nuclear explosionLol, the repercussions would see the invaders done for.
It is time for Charles to enforce the historic claim to the French Crown
How quickly and easily spain is forgotten
militaristic nonsenseThe basis for negotiations, and their outcomes, are set by the battlefield - so as an example, the 'negotiations' at the beginning of the Falklands war were about the removal of de jure and de facto British sovereignty and it's replacement with an Argentine de jure sovereignty and a de facto UN implementation - three months later those negotiations are about whether Argentine officers get to keep thier side arms as they board POW ships....
If Ukraine is supported, massively, then those negotiations might be about a UN administered 'Russian enclave' in eastern Ukraine that is legally part of Ukraine, and defended by a UN mandated, NATO forces. If Ukraine is left hanging in the wind, the negotiations will be about which routes Russian tanks use to drive into Kyiv.
The conditions which brings about an acceptable negotiated solution are the same that would bring about an acceptable military solution. They are the same thing - if you want a good negotiated solution, give Ukraine what it needs to win on the battlefield, and - paradoxically - it won't have to use them.
If you want fewer people to die, whether Russian or Ukrainian, arm Ukraine to the point where Russia seeks to avoid a fight.
I mean you can make an argument about whether the Ukrainian people are best served in this case or not but it's not really in dispute that making the consequences worse for bullying can deter it. I don't see the class war being won by us aggressively surrendering at our opponents, for example.militaristic nonsense
more war equals peace, yeah thanks thats going well, see the state of the world for details of your lifes work
militaristic nonsense
more war equals peace, yeah thanks thats going well, see the state of the world for details of your lifes work
militaristic nonsense
more war equals peace, yeah thanks thats going well, see the state of the world for details of your lifes work
The whole thing is fucking shit and there is not really any good outcome here, and I'm fed up with those pretending there is.I mean you can make an argument about whether the Ukrainian people are best served in this case or not but it's not really in dispute that making the consequences worse for bullying can deter it. I don't see the class war being won by us aggressively surrendering at our opponents, for exexample.
Difficult to say. Certainly the initial objectives fell into abject failure, but it's also forced a definite factual (replacing propagandistic) improvement re: the overall state of the Russian military machine, a major economic restructuring around that and a rise in Russian Army leaders' political prominence. In practical terms Russia will end the war presenting a more dangerous military threat than when it started - lots of veterans, most of the broken toys replaced with working stock, extensive experience in developing modern warfare strategies suitable for their military cultures etc.I still feel that in sense Unraine has already achieved a degree of victory as I think whatever Russia gets out of this will fall short of their initial objectives.
US House passes $61 billion in long-delayed aid to Ukraine
US House approves $61bn in military aid for Ukraine after months of stalling
Ukrainian president thanks America after Speaker Mike Johnson secures bipartisan support for funding Ukraine, Israel and Taiwanwww.theguardian.com
Go ask your other friends. They will know.What do you think this will do in terms of achieving strategic objectives for Ukraine?
Ok you have no answer I get that.Go ask your other friends. They will know.
If you get a decent answer, you'll ignore it. It's not why you're asking, is it?Ok you have no answer I get that.
Anyone else?
I am asking a straight question.If you get a decent answer, you'll ignore it. It's not why you're asking, is it?
What do you think this will do in terms of achieving strategic objectives for Ukraine?
That's a slightly higher bar than your last question, but OK.I am asking a straight question.
Will the arms supplied enable Ukraine to break through Russian lines and retake the currently occupied land?
for which side?make it cost significantly more in lives and equipment,
for which side?
What do you think this will do in terms of achieving strategic objectives for Ukraine?
It'll probably save the lives of many, many Ukrainian civilians, and help protect their homes, schools, hospitals and infrastructure from further bombardment.It will slow the current Russian advance, make it cost significantly more in lives and equipment, and reduce the effects of Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.
That seems like a reasonable assessment of what the arms will achieve.It will slow the current Russian advance, make it cost significantly more in lives and equipment, and reduce the effects of Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.