Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
At least 8 civilian people were killed by Russian rocket strike in Slovyansk (Eastern Ukraine) this afternoon (14/04/23). Several injured.
Yep, I remember it too (and they still do from some .gov sources). I suspect it could be different translations.
Yep. Fingers crossed some of the leaked info will encourage those in charge to give Ukraine more weapons to enable them to kick the Russians out for good.I’m glad the info was leaked. It might bring a few people to their senses. Relying for months on bullshit prop is good for no one.
Those "in charge" already have this information, so the leak will make no difference to anything.Yep. Fingers crossed some of the leaked info will encourage those in charge to give Ukraine more weapons to enable them to kick the Russians out for good.
You've been reading spymaster's book on arithmetic I suspect
I’m glad the info was leaked. It might bring a few people to their senses. Relying for months on bullshit prop is good for no one.
Balanced article on Ukraine's response to the leaksWell the leaked US assessment of Ukraine’s battle readiness and chances of success in a spring offensive was not a small thing.
If the assessment is correct then the Ukrainians have little chance of winning back significant ground.
Well it's never goodLeaked documents reveal “War is bad” shock
How easily the howth gun-running forgotten - and remember the audIf only the warmongers had armed Ireland against perfidious Albion
It’s fair comment. I would not have complained.If only the warmongers had armed Ireland against perfidious Albion
What are they trying to achieve ww3?Former senior diplomats urge west to ‘go all in’ on military support for Ukraine
Group also made up of former high-level military advisers say ‘actions still fail to match the rhetoric’www.theguardian.com
Warmongers advise more support for faltering Ukrainian forces.
of course not, we all know ww3 takes off in 2025What are they trying to achieve ww3?
Quite the reverse. It seems clear that rogue states that invade their neighbours for conquest need to be reined in precisely to avoid global war. Russia being put in their place greatly reduces the chance of China or North Korea getting funny notions and that's where the real sparks will fly. No-one is going to nuke anyone over a few million acres that's mostly swamp and mud for half the year where 90% of the people that live there have left already.What are they trying to achieve ww3?
we best rein the USA in then, they've invaded far more countries than Russia/USSR has since 1945.Quite the reverse. It seems clear that rogue states that invade their neighbours for conquest need to be reined in precisely to avoid global war. Russia being put in their place greatly reduces the chance of China or North Korea getting funny notions and that's where the real sparks will fly. No-one is going to nuke anyone over a few million acres that's mostly swamp and mud for half the year where 90% of the people that live there have left already.
i'm by no means persuaded that's the case, the russians have a proud record over the centuries - the russian troops in paris in 1814, for example, hadn't flown in to charles de gaulle. or orly.we best rein the USA in then, they've invaded far more countries than Russia has.
I'll be up there with you, the next time the US invades someone to steal their land and deport their citizens.we best rein the USA in then, they've invaded far more countries than Russia/USSR has since 1945.
too late, my edit beat youi'm by no means persuaded that's the case, the russians have a proud record over the centuries - the russian troops in paris in 1814, for example, hadn't flown in to charles de gaulle. or orly.
Sorry, you are of course quite right, there are no issues with entrusting the US to build up their arms supply and being the world policeman. Cos life is really really simplistic.I'll be up there with you, the next time the US invades someone to steal their land and deport their citizens.
Thank you for so gracefully conceding the pointtoo late, my edit beat you
You mean apart from invading the US and deporting its inhabitants?I'll be up there with you, the next time the US invades someone to steal their land and deport their citizens.
If we go from 1939 instead, then the USSR annexed in their entirety 4 sovereign states, annexed parts of 6 others, occupied for varying lengths of time all or part of another 7, invaded 4 directly and was militarily involved in at least one other war. Indirectly the USSR was involved in supporting participants in wars and civil wars all over the globe, in a similar way to the USA, in some cases with a degree of moral high ground, in others not. Since the fall of the USSR, Russia has sent troops and paramilitaries into several of its neighbours as well as other hostile actions (e.g cyber attacks, poisonings). Wagner mercenaries have been involved in numerous conflicts, in Africa in particular.we best rein the USA in then, they've invaded far more countries than Russia/USSR has since 1945.
Strawman. What on earth does it have to do with Russia invading Ukraine?Sorry, you are of course quite right, there are no issues with entrusting the US to build up their arms supply and being the world policeman. Cos life is really really simplistic.
I don't think China would tbh, maybe you think they'd find it easy to project force thousands of miles - I'm not so sure they would, being as they don't have a network of foreign bases unlike the Americans, British and French.Strawman. What on earth does it have to do with Russia invading Ukraine?
I'd also point out that if the US had a civil war tomorrow, China would simply step up to fill the gap, the same way that the US did when Britain waned. Things get a bit less global when you go back further than that, but certainly the Spanish gave it a go in Europe before then. Someone is going to be the Big Bad and play World Policeman. Small countries were much, much worse off during the Cold War because you had two countries playing copper, so you had double the chance of your local rebels getting a fat cheque and destabilising the country. So long as they're not total monsters (you know, actual Nazis), there is some good out of there being a single superpower.