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3rd August 2022, 03:20 PM | #2801 |
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3rd August 2022, 03:54 PM | #2802 |
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3rd August 2022, 06:26 PM | #2803 |
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I see the US Senate voted 95 to 1 to admit Sweden and Finland to NATO.
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3rd August 2022, 06:52 PM | #2804 |
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3rd August 2022, 11:32 PM | #2805 |
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4th August 2022, 03:00 AM | #2806 |
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Training 10K troops a month sounds good if a month is enough.
Canada to join British-led mission to train Ukrainian recruits (cbc.ca)
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4th August 2022, 03:35 AM | #2807 |
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I think this belongs in this thread (haven't seen it anywhere else - may have missed it, I suppose).
Useful idiot Corbyn mouths off. |
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4th August 2022, 03:43 AM | #2808 |
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"'Pouring arms in isn’t going to bring about a solution, it’s only going to prolong and exaggerate this war,' Corbyn said. 'We might be in for years and years of a war in Ukraine.'" Begging the question of whether a Russian total or partial victory is preferable to continued war. |
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4th August 2022, 03:46 AM | #2809 |
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I cannot begin to estimate how many members Corbyn drove away from the Labour Party.
He has never left the 1960's sixth-form common room debating society. His "solutions" don't seem at all practical and amount to everyone should be nice. Of course the source is a pro-Russian Lebanese media outlet so they may have placed a particular spin on what he said but then again, it's hardly out of character. |
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4th August 2022, 04:06 AM | #2812 |
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4th August 2022, 04:15 AM | #2815 |
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It's a consequence of the Civil War.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezb...cal_activities Hezbollah has a lot of influence in parts of Lebanon. |
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4th August 2022, 04:17 AM | #2816 |
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4th August 2022, 04:48 AM | #2817 |
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Ones where we are wrong about conditions in Ukraine and relative costs of future lives lost versus stability now.
It seems your question answers itself... conditions favorable to peace are the conditions where that might be the case. ETA: The fact I'm on the side that it is better Ukraine continues fighting is not a good sign for you. |
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4th August 2022, 06:35 AM | #2820 |
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4th August 2022, 06:42 AM | #2821 |
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4th August 2022, 08:14 AM | #2823 |
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4th August 2022, 08:27 AM | #2825 |
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My personal calculus has revolved around the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians that have been kidnapped and transported into Russia. It hinges on whether the Ukrainians can acquire something of value, and offer it to the Russians in exchange for getting their people back.
For me, those lives are paramount. I'd be willing to consider a substantial trade of territory and other things, to get them back. I would think it a great tragedy if the Ukranians were able to drive the Russians off their Crimean land bridge, but never saw those kidnapped Ukrainians again. I would consider trading the land bridge back to the Russians, in exchange for those lives being returned to Ukraine. I would consider giving up claims to the "separatist" regions, in exchange for those lives. I'm not saying a Russian total or partial victory on those terms is preferable to continued war. I'm saying that's the central question, for me, about whether Ukraine should keep fighting or seek some sort of compromise that brings peace by giving the Russians something they want. |
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4th August 2022, 09:06 AM | #2826 |
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I disagree with rewarding any criminal action committed by Russia. The fight will end when justice is served. Russia needs to be brought before an international court, and held to account for its reprehensible behavior. Reparation must be paid and hostages must be freed. But first Russia must be beaten, which is the job Ukraine and the West face right now.
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4th August 2022, 09:56 AM | #2828 |
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When you could sign up for just Ł3 and get to vote for stuff like the party leadership there were plenty of Labour opponents gleefully saying they were signing up to make sure Magic Grandpa remained leader as there was no chance of Labour winning an election while he was in charge.
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4th August 2022, 10:24 AM | #2829 |
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I'm sorry, but "shoot the hostages to serve a higher principle" just doesn't resonate with me.
And I don't see any way to compel Russia to appear in court, pay reparations, or free hostages, that wouldn't just escalate to nuclear war if the matter were pressed. I think Ukraine's only real shot at getting its people back would be some kind of horse-trading on short-term goals. |
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4th August 2022, 10:31 AM | #2830 |
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Very funny, but, in his recent interview (https://www.theguardian.com/politics...arming-ukraine), Jeremy Corbyn urged western countries to stop pouring arms into Ukraine, which was (according to him) only going to prolong the war.
Perhaps then he has a better solution for the economic crisis in the UK (which is taking place also in the European Union) than the bellicose Boris Johnson - Liz Truss team:
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4th August 2022, 10:55 AM | #2836 |
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4th August 2022, 11:29 AM | #2838 |
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4th August 2022, 11:32 AM | #2839 |
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Ask The Don. He's the one that believes the Russian economy is strong enough to build and train replacement forces faster than they're getting worn down in Ukraine.
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4th August 2022, 11:45 AM | #2840 |
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