mooxe wrote (View Post): |
Looks like the parade did take place.
POWS http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a87_1408887989 Equipment http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=616_1408888475 |
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Also this bit inside the story... Does anyone abide by the Geneva convention any longer? |
mooxe wrote (View Post): |
There is a difference between soldiers taking their own trophy photos and an event planned and organized on a large scale intended for the media. I am not saying anyone is innocent either. |
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There is a difference between soldiers taking their own trophy photos and an event planned and organized on a large scale intended for the media. I am not saying anyone is innocent either. |
johnsilver wrote (View Post): | ||
My point. There is nobody currently in the world to slap Putin's wrist, or able to tell him to stop in the world that he respects. The separatists are going to do what they are going to do and the Ukrainian government is going to do what it thinks it has to do. If Europe has any plans of keeping the other former East block countries they allowed in the Zone, Latvia, Estonia. Then there is Poland. Lithuania just close by. 2y with a free reign is a long time. Will the Euros come up with someone to talk like a leader amongst them with Putin? Will 1 (or more) of the breakaway former countries be sacrificed to appease him? It sounds hard/harsh,though think it's where everything is headed. Foment unrest, move in with forces. Has happened throughout history, only can give in for so long before has to be confronted. Putin is a strong man is my taking and wants what was "his" the former blocs. Europe isn't close to powerful enough to stop anyone. Time to start putting money in military instead of nearly all into social like have been the last several decades or there will be worse than another Chamberlain moment staring Europe in the face. Can't blame Putin. Seems to read weakness well and he has, all around the globe. |
mooxe wrote (View Post): |
Funny I just read a piece about "whataboutism" and I read Dima's post afterwards...
http://www.economist.com/node/10598774 |
mooxe wrote (View Post): |
A summary of the crisis.
http://www.vox.com/cards/ukraine-everything-you-need-to-know/what-is-the-ukraine-crisis Its informative with lots of outgoing links as refs. |
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Don't you think you are either too scared or too brainwashed? |
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And don't you think you are on the eve of a new ground operation in Iraq and that will be against the enemy you can't bribe? |
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Effective cooperation between Israel, the Kurds and the Sunnis could contain, and perhaps defeat, Islamic State while reducing Iran’s chances of securing the strategically vital waterway.
Since the emerging partnership between Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia is a direct result of the Obama administration’s destruction of US strategic credibility, it is fairly clear that if properly managed, it can last until January 2017. Until then, in all likelihood, the US will be unwilling and unable to rebuild its reputation. |
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At least for the duration of Obama’s presidency the interests that Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel share in preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons and defeating the Muslim Brotherhood/Islamic State as military and political threats can only be advanced through joint action.
The Obama administration would have forced Israel to bow to Hamas’s demands weeks ago if the Egyptians and Saudis hadn’t opposed a Hamas victory. |
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