That looks like the game plan, to 'exhaust Israel' and then demand some concessions. For the record, I do not agree with the use of violence to solve ...
It is not a particularly good one since civilians were killed in what are now non-precision air strikes without warning. There was no military necessi...
Just watched Pierce Morgan interviewing Ben Shapiro, Ben Shapiro seems to think that these terrorists are worse than everything else. The current hyst...
If you are talking about convenience, or opportunism, then it does make sense to say Iran was involved, although it makes sense to assume Iran had som...
It may be that the practice of doing nothing but sending weapons to Ukraine has sent a message that the US will not directly intervene as in Iraq or V...
From the above link. All these governments are very careful how they use their military resources. They will talk, but only Israel has taken any actio...
I find this perspective useful : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbSFJaFuWU0 He neglects to mention who funded Hamas, and the Hamas - Fatah war. No ma...
Well, if we really agree that this is the end goal, it seems that the destruction of everyone else, except Israel, will be a reasonable strategy to fo...
That seems to be the cold blooded logic behind it. Any reports about who funds Hamas and how? A recent PBD podcast mentioned an incentive system of so...
Those links support what many seem to be saying: the 'politics' has not worked, ethical considerations aside. A failure of intelligence - military int...
There is a deeper question here in that is he depraved or simply not competent in leading Israel into the nation he wants it to be? Assuming that the ...
This all sounds familiar. People have evolved since then, since that some primitive societies found these things acceptable. All I can say is that it ...
Putting that aside, I think is it useful to think what will probably will happen (if it be too awful to contemplate): 1) The air campaign will continu...
Insightful, and given the circumstantial evidence, highly probable. What I find hard to accept that a human being could entertain such a though. Are y...
His replacement may be worse. He could step down. In any case withdrawing troops and staying in power maybe a good may be an attractive alternative. S...
This is still going on since my last post, after I predicted it the conflict would end on Victory Day. Someone discussed Russia's options. Russia has ...
Surely Empires are the ugliest of beasts. Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/empire-quotes J. William Fulbright Read more at https://www....
Looks like it, but I guess he has to try. Again I put forward my test: (1) Could Russia's national interests be met by non-military means? If not (2) ...
He is not a genius if he cannot find and destroy these things (or capture and sell for Rubles -there is an idea) - Russia does not even have spy satel...
What is interesting is the balance between politics and correctness: for example, an earlier IMF program may have been economically beneficial, but if...
Good article, except that tourist arrivals are up https://www.indepthnews.net/index.php/the-world/south-asia/5235-crisis-ridden-sri-lanka-negotiates-f...
Can we agree that this is not what an effective defense of a country looks like? At what point does it become a failure to defend? 50% 60% 70% of the ...
If the United States wanted it that way, as in "Russia is not he enemy" , Ukraine could have existed as some sort of a West-leaning buffer state. Clum...
I think this piece sets out very well why Sri Lanka is in the current situation . Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/sri-lankas-crisis...
Personally I think the decent, good-hearted people we know as Americans are not running your government. Have you seen Bill Moyers 'Secret Government?...
I like China. I also like their 'no first strike' - if they can survive a first strike, then, maybe lose a few billions, they can seize the moral high...
I think a case can be made that the most powerful nation was using its power to obtain greater power. Always ask 'who benefits'. At least I agree that...
Greece shows a dip to 70% of per capita real GDP and then back up again. A dip in per real GDP is something that we are all expecting. There are two o...
What I meant was that I see Russia as having one last chance to survive as a sovereign and independent nation. I am fine with living in a vassal state...
Thanks for the clarification, I missed the Chines nuclear gaurentee? Military hardware is one thing, but military personnel and higher officials - do ...
As for morality, there is the morality of representing the Russian people's wish not to be kicked around on the world stage, surrounded and demonized ...
Russia is a fading star. One last bright flash and it is all over. I think they all feel this. That's a nice thought but I think it will have NATO lau...
As I have explained before, when the US used nuclear weapons against Japan, they were on the side of many of the nations of the world that were actual...
Doing business under a nuclear discount "I will be paying for Russian oil in Rupees, you nuclear junkies" I see it this way: Russia has woken up, real...
Any use of any nuclear device would lose Russia whatever respect it still has on the world stage, this would be the last straw that every nation in th...
I think it is risk taking - but nevertheless, is the remedy then competence combined with helpful demands from the IMF? I am less sure of the latter. ...
The suggestion of using nuclear weapons is useful as a propaganda tool, but not much else. If nuclear weapons are used, no amount of pre-deployemt dis...
There are, it seems, different ways of argumentation, which we should be aware, those supported by facts, those by emotion (images) and by ideology. T...
Yes, I posted this earlier, however it looks like people don't read all the posts and maybe that is a good thing. The Agreement refuses to recognize C...
It is a good time for everyone in Sri Lanka to think of where they want their country headed, but if they cannot agree on why we got here, what the si...
Possibly due to the political distance, the discussion here is very different from the discussion in Sri Lanka, which is heavily politicized. This is ...
I look forward to evaluating this when it is all over, like Afghanistan. History will be harsh, and will be written by not the victors, but by the wor...
They have to be careful not to slip the surly bonds of credibility. There is a limit to credibility I think once you pass that you are in the land of ...
So they wait until Ukraine is invaded, 'genocide', widespread destruction that will take years to build. It is all according to plan. They assumed the...
Here is a thought. https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/why-not-joint-war-crimes-trials/ It would be nice reunion for President "Russia Is Not the ...
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