AnimalNoodles
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Chechnya, Georgia, every single domestic political opponent, several journalists....
Chechnya is a part of russia that tried to secede. Georgia played footsie with NATO.
Chechnya, Georgia, every single domestic political opponent, several journalists....
Severe disquiet, economic carrot and stick to push them their own way. But, what they'd really do is be such a good, productive and strong friend and neighbour that it's basically unthinkable. Russia are apparently incapable of being a decent enough neighbour to entice friendship so they must be such a bully they can enforce compliance. Like many bullies, they lose all they hoped for when faced with determined resistance.
Not well.How would america respond to mexico and canada becoming military allies with China with the possibility of basing chinese troops, planes, ships and missiles in mexico and canada?
In the Slavic parts of the world, there is a common saying that goes like this:Chechnya is a part of russia that tried to secede. Georgia played footsie with NATO.
Biden FINALLY nominates a new US Ambassador to Ukraine. Should've been done last year!So, WW3 at the door?
The russians can win this but its not going to be a cake walk and after the conventional war you get the unconvetional one. Will the Russians win this war? I think there is a solid chance they will dispite all the help the west gives it. The unconventional war afterwards I don't know.
The point of this war is to make this russias' last war and that means that nato has to turn this into a dumpster fire. The Ukraians will suffer the most of course but the idea is its better to fight this war there then on nato soil. Its a shitty situation all round and pretty much every one is some flavor of asshole.
Hell look what we did to Honduras for trying to build up their agricultural industry!lol America invaded a tiny island in the Caribbean because it had a communist coup. It would absolutely sanction and invade Canada or Mexico if they moved into China's orbit
To be fair the areas under occupation are mostly areas that are Russian speaking and were pro-Yanokovich who had problems with the Maidan coup. If Russia succeeds in occupying areas that are predominantly Ukrainian speaking then I could see more behind the lines resistance.Nice ideal, except there has been little if any resistance behind the lines. What little there was either got shot to pieces or hunted down by the Russian National Guard Troops doing Rear Area Security.
And given the Zelensky Government has been hugely unpopular and 5 million Ukrainians fled to other states rather than fight and Russia has 2 million more under occupation without any notable issues aside from street protests that do shit, this Ukrainian Guerrilla Movement doesn't look to be happening.
On the contrary, Ukrainians under Russian Occupation on the whole are putting back up Soviet Era Monuments torn down by the Ukrainian Government and collaborating. Russia's decision to help in this and put up billboards commemorating Ukrainian WW2 heroes also has gone a long way alongside its humanitarian outreach and ease of implementing Rubles as the currency and getting the local economy tied back into the Russian Economy.
Ukrainian - no, people of the Kievan Rus - are being killed and displaced because Ukrainian leaders made crooked decisions. nobody should be getting killed and raped, because this war should have been averted. but, the longer it goes on and the more bitterness that comes about on all sides of the conflict, the more savagery there will be
but in any case, the point of that documentary is not to be political, but to show footage and accounts for combatants on both sides of that conflict
Lol, some people claim that some Americans may have provided lobbying and planning support for Hondurans who came to them. Whilst most other parts of the US government worked against the coup. Yep, sounds exactly the same as launching a 200,000 man invasion of your neighbour.Hell look what we did to Honduras for trying to build up their agricultural industry!
How Pentagon Officials May Have Encouraged a 2009 Coup in Honduras
Military officers at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies helped coup leaders — at cross purposes with other U.S. government agencies.theintercept.com
America has raped Latin America for hundreds of years for profit, if we felt they were a real security threat what we did to Iraq or Vietnam would look mild in comparison.
Lol, some people claim that some Americans may have provided lobbying and planning support for Hondurans who came to them. Whilst most other parts of the US government worked against the coup. Yep, sounds exactly the same as launching a 200,000 man invasion of your neighbour.
That's got to be the saddest, most pathetic attempt at what-aboutism I've seen in a long time.
No need to invade when you can get the locals to do your bidding. And the US government working at cross purposes is SOP. See the CIA and the DEA and the drug war.Lol, some people claim that some Americans may have provided lobbying and planning support for Hondurans who came to them. Whilst most other parts of the US government worked against the coup. Yep, sounds exactly the same as launching a 200,000 man invasion of your neighbour.
That's got to be the saddest, most pathetic attempt at what-aboutism I've seen in a long time.
And what exactly are you basing that on? There's little enough information from the front and the Ukrainian controlled areas. Russian controlled areas have basically no communication channels except official Russian propaganda. If things are so great and happy, why has Russia felt the need to forcibly and illegally relocate so many people?Nice ideal, except there has been little if any resistance behind the lines. What little there was either got shot to pieces or hunted down by the Russian National Guard Troops doing Rear Area Security.
And given the Zelensky Government has been hugely unpopular and 5 million Ukrainians fled to other states rather than fight and Russia has 2 million more under occupation without any notable issues aside from street protests that do shit, this Ukrainian Guerrilla Movement doesn't look to be happening.
On the contrary, Ukrainians under Russian Occupation on the whole are putting back up Soviet Era Monuments torn down by the Ukrainian Government and collaborating. Russia's decision to help in this and put up billboards commemorating Ukrainian WW2 heroes also has gone a long way alongside its humanitarian outreach and ease of implementing Rubles as the currency and getting the local economy tied back into the Russian Economy.
Is this another one of these "muh poor Central American shitholes being oppressed by America not letting them have communism" cases?Hell look what we did to Honduras for trying to build up their agricultural industry!
How Pentagon Officials May Have Encouraged a 2009 Coup in Honduras
Military officers at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies helped coup leaders — at cross purposes with other U.S. government agencies.theintercept.com
America has raped Latin America for hundreds of years for profit, if we felt they were a real security threat what we did to Iraq or Vietnam would look mild in comparison.
Is this another one of these "muh poor Central American shitholes being oppressed by America not letting them have communism" cases?
What?And where are the profits?
Ok, now go whine about foreign interference not letting poor Middle Easterners build an islamic state.
Right it only counts as interference and aggression when it's not the Americans doing it.
My point exactly. You said something about how profitable not letting Central American shitholes have communism is. I want to know how profitable exactly it is.What?
You could say the exact same about the Ukrainian held areas.And what exactly are you basing that on? There's little enough information from the front and the Ukrainian controlled areas. Russian controlled areas have basically no communication channels except official Russian propaganda.
Because they're in a war zone with lots of damage that isn't easily repaired so it's safer and healthier to relocate refugees. Same as Ukraine has done by moving millions more people out of the country. Why has Ukraine felt the need to forcibly ethnically cleanse their own country of their own people? That's the level of silliness of your statement.If things are so great and happy, why has Russia felt the need to forcibly and illegally relocate so many people?
Part of north-western Ukraine, sure.Ukraine have deep historical ties - but with Poland,not Moscov.And we do not try invade Ukraine to retake,let say,polish city Lwów.
Putin blown up 311 russians in 1999 to have pretext to invade Czeczenya.
Then he genocided 200.000 people there,loosing 20.000 sodiers.
Now he is loosing 20.000 soldiers during 2 months,and could not capture Marjupol.
Of course,he would use soviet tactic and blame others for his crimes.
Just like soviets blamet german genociders for Katyń.
How about not illegally invading Iraq?Ok, now go whine about foreign interference not letting poor Middle Easterners build an islamic state.
To defend Syria against Islamic militants while the US funded ISIS:Oh, wait, Russia itself took part in that one too.
If by revolutions you mean democratic elections then yes. That's not charity, its a war of aggression.Invading to stop communist revolutions is not aggression, it's charity.
I never said anything like that.My point exactly. You said something about how profitable not letting Central American shitholes have communism is. I want to know how profitable exactly it is.