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One interesting point they brought up is that it could be a land battle rather than one in the air.
As there seems to be little in VKS activity over Ukraine, this seems to have a kernel of truth. Might that reduce the chance of escalation since no one will launching strikes behind Russian or NATO lines to take out airbases?
I would say he is correct. Unfortunately, it seems that the defeat has to come from Ukraine.
Hope so.
I believe that can possibly happen with our non-fighting support.
It seems there's no less appetite for disinformation over the war in Ukraine, with some claiming the whole thing is a hoax (where have I heard that before?):
Ukraine invasion: False claims the war is a hoax go viral
False claims have been spreading that the Ukraine war is a hoax and that actors have been involved in staging events.www.bbc.com
Carl Sagan said:It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out.
It seems there's no less appetite for disinformation over the war in Ukraine, with some claiming the whole thing is a hoax (where have I heard that before?):
Ukraine invasion: False claims the war is a hoax go viral
False claims have been spreading that the Ukraine war is a hoax and that actors have been involved in staging events.www.bbc.com
Interesting reading your post, the movie Judgment at Nuremburg was on the other night, a fine film, the line from Burt Lancaster, echoed with me, while the context is different, the words still apply, "...Are we going to do this again?"The 4 Indictments lodged in the Nuremburg trials: (1) crimes against peace (i.e., the planning, initiating, and waging of wars of aggression in violation of international treaties and agreements), (2) crimes against humanity (i.e., exterminations, deportations, and genocide), (3) war crimes (i.e., violations of the laws of war), and (4) "a common plan or conspiracy to commit" the criminal acts listed in the first three counts.
So far, 1 and 4 have been met. Hope the trial starts soon.
As I predicted, China steps in the "great pacifier" role. The big looser in the long run of this war will be the EU but, as Vicky Nuland aptly said, "F*** the EU!"
That's the result of not having a strong identity and letting the show being run by weak politicians.
Yep. The second sentence is slippery. ApologiesPolitics - let's keep that away?
Canadian Leo II tanks on the move.
We've operated MBTs in the Baltics before. Perhaps they're on the way to Latvia.
Could be, as the train is westbound and the ports are eastward at Halifax and Montreal. The Armoured School is also to the east at CFB Gagetown but there are other training sites out west. Some good Canadian Leo 2 training footage here.Or there moving to a training exercise in Canada.
He could emulate Senator George Aiken's recommendation on Vietnam: "Declare victory and withdraw!"He can always do what we did in Afghanistan last year. Fight there a couple of years and then declare it "not our problem" and leave.