Politics

[Brent in Az]

Far left liberals across social media are acting like Luigi is some kind of hero for gunning down an unarmed CEO, as well as calling for a boycott of McDonald's since one of it's employee's called the law on him.
It is truly a sickness with these people.

 

[CoElkHunter]

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I ONLY went back to 1948 and the Suez Crisis, but Israel and the Arabs have been fighting ever since then. And I'm sure the historian experts here have studied the past conflicts between the Arab countries themselves. The fall of Assad in Syria is just the latest chapter over maybe thousands of years of turmoil in the Middle East. I find the history of this region very interesting but tiresome because conflict NEVER seems to end. I don't believe there is any solution available to create a "peaceful" Middle East. I guess we continue to back Israel and some US/West friendly (for now) Arab countries and hope for the best? What a never ending mess for the entire world!

 

[Red Leg]

I ONLY went back to 1948 and the Suez Crisis, but Israel and the Arabs have been fighting ever since then. And I'm sure the historian experts here have studied the past conflicts between the Arab countries themselves. The fall of Assad in Syria is just the latest chapter over maybe thousands of years of turmoil in the Middle East. I find the history of this region very interesting but tiresome because conflict NEVER seems to end. I don't believe there is any solution available to create a "peaceful" Middle East. I guess we continue to back Israel and some US/West friendly (for now) Arab countries and hope for the best? What a never ending mess for the entire world!

Exactly - rather like Europe for the last thousand years.

 

[WAB]

I ONLY went back to 1948 and the Suez Crisis, but Israel and the Arabs have been fighting ever since then. And I'm sure the historian experts here have studied the past conflicts between the Arab countries themselves. The fall of Assad in Syria is just the latest chapter over maybe thousands of years of turmoil in the Middle East. I find the history of this region very interesting but tiresome because conflict NEVER seems to end. I don't believe there is any solution available to create a "peaceful" Middle East. I guess we continue to back Israel and some US/West friendly (for now) Arab countries and hope for the best? What a never ending mess for the entire world!

Leon Uris’ ‘Exodus’ provides good insight into the post WWII issues in the region.

 

[Red Leg]

Ukraine war briefing: Our war dead 43,000 and Russia’s 198,000 says Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggests foreign troops to protect Ukraine until it can join Nato; Ukraine’s president woos potential next German chancellor. What we know on day 1,021

www.theguardian.com

These assertions by Ukraine track pretty closely with current estimates compiled by the US and UK. They also represent the sort of 3/4 to 1 casualty rates between offensive and defensive combatants one would expect to see - particularly if the offensive never culminates or achieves its objectives. Those ratios have been exacerbated over the last year by Russia resorting to dismounted infantry assaults due to the destruction of Russian armor and lack of any meaningful air support. The WIA rate to KIA for the Russians is very low by Western and even Ukrainian standards, but that likely reflects the archaic quality of Russian field medical evacuation and support.

Russia provides no casualty information to their own citizens - much less the rest of the world.

 

[WAB]

Ukraine war briefing: Our war dead 43,000 and Russia’s 198,000 says Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggests foreign troops to protect Ukraine until it can join Nato; Ukraine’s president woos potential next German chancellor. What we know on day 1,021

www.theguardian.com

These assertions by Ukraine track pretty closely with current estimates compiled by the US and UK. They also represent the sort of 3/4 to 1 casualty rates between offensive and defensive combatants one would expect to see - particularly if the offensive never culminates or achieves its objectives. Those ratios have been exacerbated over the last year by Russia resorting to dismounted infantry assaults due to the destruction of Russian armor and lack of any meaningful air support. The WIA rate to KIA for the Russians is very low by Western and even Ukrainian standards, but that likely reflects the archaic quality of Russian field medical evacuation and support.

Russia provides no casualty information to their own citizens - much less the rest of the world.

250,000 young men sacrificed to the aspirations of a demented fool. I wish one of his cronies would put an end to him.

 

[Red Leg]

250,000 young men sacrificed to the aspirations of a demented fool. I wish one of his cronies would put an end to him.

There is a long tradition - one can hope.

 

[flatwater bill]

There may be a variety of diplomatic paths toward a just peace in Ukraine. It will take the removal of President Blinken and the rest of the Biden Regime before any progress is made. And it will take dialogue. There has been none during the war. Blinken has cut all communication, even back channel, with our professed enemy. He has made generational wealth off of the war, (thru WestExec and Pine Island Capitol,) and the potential conflict of interest(s) would alarm any rational human being. Anyway, smarter leaders will soon bring hope.........FWB

 

[Altitude sickness]

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This cartoon left out Obama and Biden funneling cash and loosening sanctions on Iran. (For a specific reason and following the baked in strategy)

But hey, the decades old policy is to keep the chaos going over there so they don’t have time or resources to come here.

 

[skydiver386]

Bullseye!

 

[jacques smith]

Thanks Spike for Hillary video. Jacques

 

[fourfive8]

Bullseye!

Yes, listen carefully. She is referencing ISIL

 

[Hunt anything]

There may be a variety of diplomatic paths toward a just peace in Ukraine. It will take the removal of President Blinken and the rest of the Biden Regime before any progress is made. And it will take dialogue. There has been none during the war. Blinken has cut all communication, even back channel, with our professed enemy. He has made generational wealth off of the war, (thru WestExec and Pine Island Capitol,) and the potential conflict of interest(s) would alarm any rational human being. Anyway, smarter leaders will soon bring hope.........FWB

I heard something about the President of Poland, he implied that talks would commence once the freeze up occurs. This will pretty much coincide with Trump taking office and Poland taking over the leadership of the European Union.