RogerdeLluria
Staff Sergeant
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- Jul 5, 2015
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I see what you are saying, i do. But as i hope you see too that i do not trust anything Boris has signed or agreed upon for a reason.
Brexit left for me a ( leave or stay ) an inside of how he works. Signed papers is not a deal in stone for him. Now perhaps i am seeing this wrong as i am not in higher places nor bare responsibility for a nation. Just my very simple observation. History of which i know just a little is paved whith signed agreement pacts. It is the one who signed it that gives it weight in the future.
Let us discuss this further in the future when more can be said. I will be very happy when i am wrong about this event. And state it on this board as i have stated my doubts.
I have a soft spot for Blighty, so i hope they will come true.
This reminded me of the conundrum particular to constitutional monarchies. When Churchill met with FDR, Stalin and other presidents he was not actually equal in authority or status. Churchill, nor Boris can speak entirely for the country as its head of state, because that's not who they are. When they met in August 1941 off Newfoundland, as the representative of King George VI, Churchill was delivering his credentials to President Roosevelt, the monarch's equal as head of state. Boris's equal in Finland is Prime Minister Sanna Marin, not President Sauli Niinistö. It may be splitting hairs, but when Boris commits to helping Finland, he commits his specific government, not his state. And the commitments of governments can change on the whim of a parliamentary vote.Boris will twist on a dime.
This reminded me of the conundrum particular to constitutional monarchies. When Churchill met with FDR, Stalin and other presidents he was not actually equal in authority or status. Churchill, nor Boris can speak entirely for the country as its head of state, because that's not who they are. When they met in August 1941 off Newfoundland, as the representative of King George VI, Churchill was delivering his credentials to President Roosevelt, the monarch's equal as head of state. Boris's equal in Finland is Prime Minister Sanna Marin, not President Sauli Niinistö. It may be splitting hairs, but when Boris commits to helping Finland, he commits his specific government, not his state. And the commitments of governments can change on the whim of a parliamentary vote.
Looks like a mixed bag.I wonder what Gorbachev, now aged 91 thinks of all this.
Now if Switzerland would give German permission to pass the ammunition for the Gepards, then maybe Germany can send them to the UkraineYou too, Switzerland?
Analysis: Neutral Switzerland leans closer to NATO in response to Russia
Switzerland's fabled neutral status is about to face its biggest test in decades, with the defence ministry tilting closer to Western military powers in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.www.reuters.com
This reminded me of this scene.That's one of the reasons why officers in the British military have their commissioning scrolls (facsimile) signed by the Queen because it gives them the authority to refuse any orders from politicians that are without legal authority.
Boris will twist on a dime. Lied when he was a reporter in Brussels (big time) and lied some more in deep corona time just to start with the obvious ones.
Boris is all about Boris. And full of it.
Not a man nor leader that one can trust to do the right thing, amusing as he can be in tv shows.
They hate each other. China supplies Pakistan and its opposition to India.Surprised India hasn't looked to China as an alternative for military hardware.
"HATE",? certainly notThey hate each other. China supplies Pakistan and its opposition to India.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020–2022_China–India_skirmishes
Well, true. Pragmatism will prevail. The collapse of Russia's prestige and capabilities will alter many international relationships."HATE",? certainly not
India's imports from China rose to $97.5 billion in the calendar year 2021, up 46.1 per cent from $66.7 billion in 2020, which was impacted by Covid restrictions, as per data from the China General Administration of Customs.Well, true. Pragmatism will prevail. The collapse of Russia's prestige and capabilities will alter many international relationships.