It is, of course true. And we can all think of a clear example of exactly when that did happen.
Cuba you mean?
no I'm not with you - Stop the War called for respect for the US's security concerns?
I do mean Cuba. Cuba has the right to do what it likes, but allowing Soviet nukes in was obviously raising the temperature and risk a response.
Lack of respect for Russia's security concerns has needlessly led to thousands of Ukrainian and Russian dead.
well, that and the Russians invading.
Yes true, but only because there were loads of nukes surrounding Russia at (similar?) distances away. That was surely raising the temperature first.
In what way the same? I can understand Russia's concern if nato countries are getting closer and closer to their borders. Although nato being essentially an agreement that any country being invaded means all nato countries respond, you'd think Russia would mainly be concerned if they actually did want to invade.
What else did you think they were gonna do? These are not nice people (and neither are the neo-liberals running Ukraine, who have whipped up their population to death-wish, on the basis of a series of spurious promises.)
which spurious promises?
Joining the EU and NATO, as if Russia wouldn't 'object', when all the warnings were there.
Energy crisis, innit, helping people switch away from fossil fuels with build your own flat pack nuclear power plants.I read that as IKEA, and thought WTF has it got to do with them.
yeah, the us had first strike capacity and the soviets 'needed' to match it - tho as the uk and france did too, that argument is weakened a bit. Either way, raising an already high temperature isn't great.
Good job you're not in charge.
Yeah, I've clearly been virtue signalling (whatever the fuck that is.)
Send an email to NATO outlining your proposal.
It was reminiscent of Comical Ali.Anyone else hear the Russian commentator (don't know if journalist or party hack?) on the Today programme (roughly 7.55-8.00am) this morning? Je-sus-Christ. Has to be heard to be believed.
"Russians don't bomb civilians. I have evidence"
"What's your evidence?"
"I just know"
etc. Mildly interesting view into how to twist someone's mind through propaganda (or threats).
Today - 09/03/2022 - BBC Sounds
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.www.bbc.co.uk
As I say, roughly 1h 55m in.
It's relevant because some weapons are only supposed to be used 'on the battlefield,' as it were, and their use in built up residential areas against the civilian population is prohibited under the Geneva Convention, and eg thermobaric weapons (and eg white phosphorus, which was used by Israel in highly populated Gaza during Operation Cast Lead) fall under these exclusions.
