Politics

[Ridge Runner]

Well, there's just as much capability to do something about it militarily as there's ever been.

I guess it's simply not of interest to our political classes, or they don't think it's of interest to the general populace. Based on the isolationist commentary on here and the let's call it 'mixed' reactions to the Israel situation within the wider population, they might even be correct on the second point.

I don't think we can hold Ukraine or even Russia responsible for that though!

As an aside, this is an interesting policy position to take on your part. We shouldn't bother helping Ukraine against Russia because it's not to our benefit and might weaken our position against China, but it's very important to jump into the Israel conflict against Hamas?

Not trying to be confrontational, but I would be extremely interested to understand a bit more about your logic here. Perhaps I've misunderstood your position?

I am for assisting Ukraine with weakening Russia's military.
I am for assisting Taiwan to remain an independent nation from China.
I am for assisting Isreal.
I am for American manufacturing being strongly encouraged to bring critical US supply chain products back to the US.
I am for a more balanced trade with foreign countries. Balanced trade. NOT Free trade.
I am for securing and closing our borders to illegal immigration and the total deportation of illegal immigrants, to include those here with "anchor babies".

I am for America and Americans First. Because if we don't look after ourselves no other country will or has. Everytime a major disaster strikes a foreign country that is or acts like they are semi US friendly there first phone call for assistance is to the US for aid. When the US has a national disaster not one country we have provided aid or other forms of assistance to has ever offered any type of reciprocate aid.

I am against all these pro Palestine, pro socialism, pro woke, pro DEI, pro give me, give me - government owes me, pro blm, pro burning American flag and other such dirtbags.

During my military career one of my skill set was to analyze/assess situations, problem solve the situations, then take the necessary appropriate actions. For every situation multiple OPLANS with multiple Contingency Plans were required.

Once we received our mission a plan was chosen based on current situation information, then we hit the ground, ready to adjust things as/when needed.

All options had to include as many "What Ifs" and be prepared for "Murphy" to really fk things up once we are green lighted.

The Russia-Ukraine Options offered don't include any Contingencies, or "What If" or for "Murphy". The options are "tunnel vision". Unprepared for: What happens next?.

Thus my previous responses........and perhaps any future responses.

 

[1dirthawker]

Still, I'll go with Harris as a better choice if the alternative is Option 1 or 2 in regard to Ukraine with Trump.

hmmm,

yeah, i am sure Kamala will be better for the overall health of our country.....just like joe biden was.

 

[Ridge Runner]

Well Lenny you got that point right. But on the deer meat and fish..... those populations would be decimated. Eat chicken if you want, it ain't really meat though

Chicken the other white meat.
Pork is the main white meat. Bacon, ribs, ham, tenderloin, sausage, Bacon, ribs, chops, steaks, butt, Bacon, ribs, rinds, salt pork, roast, more Bacon, more ribs.

 

[Datchew]

Meanwhile our friends in Moscow are having a bit of a conniption fit leavened with classic Russian schadenfreude. The arrest by France of Pavel Durov is causing something of a crisis for the folks in the Kremlin and their lackeys in the Russian press. I won't comment on the nature of the specific charges against Durov because I do not know them - nor for the moment does anyone else including Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk who have assumed it is an attack on free speech. We'll have to wait and see.

However, what is not questioned is that the Telegram messaging service founded by Durov, who holds dual French and UAE citizenship, is a primary communication tool for the Russian government and military, various Russian bloggers and influencers, and the hard core propagandists in the Russian "news" media. I have posted video and screen grabs from the service often when referring to Ukrainian attacks against Russian assets. If the Russians are talking about and filming the aftermath on "their" messaging service then it probably happened.

Solovyov's dialogue also contains a bit more revelation of Russian military incompetence than he likely intended before he then swings fully into typical Russian self-victimization that passes for a discussion of the war. After all, it isn't their fault that the brilliant strategist in the Kremlin decided to invade Ukraine.

Umm. Schadenfreude is German, not Russian.

It's kinda like laughing and enjoying another's misfortune.

If Russia is having a conniption fit, as you say, over the arrest, that doesn't really make sense. Laughing at themselves??

 

[Red Leg]

Umm. Schadenfreude is German, not Russian.

It's kinda like laughing and enjoying another's misfortune.

If Russia is having a conniption fit, as you say, over the arrest, that doesn't really make sense. Laughing at themselves??

I speak German - almost fluently. I used the expression exactly as I intended. But thank you.