I've highlited the operative words here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
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I've highlited the operative words here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
There won't be a "real war" so long as everyone rolls over for him (Putin), so you're safe there. Come back in 10 years and tell me how that worked out for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by MccarthyL
But how could this happen? Didn't dunnell once (or rather, on many occasions) say that the Russian military is very weak :laugh:
I had expected strikes from Russian for a while now, this was obviously the time. People are still forgetting what kind of a country Russia is and who leads it. Anyone thinking the bear is a friendly one and not dangerous anymore, is stupid. The bear has just been waiting for the right time.
But can we really blame Russia? When the biggest countries in the world have such impotent and stupid leaders as Oblongo and Hollande, it is no wonder Putin knows he can get away with pretty much everything.
The first thing the biggest countries in the world should have done in response to this should have been the freezing of all assets of russia and its companies abroad and expelling most of their diplomats. Diplomacy and talk will not get you anywhere with russia or russians - the only thing they understand is brute force.
By now the situation is such that backing down is impossible for Putin - he would show weakness in the eyes of the world and even worse, in the eyes of russians. So that won't happen.
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Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Just as the money from Europe is very important to Russia.Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
There is plenty of workforce in Europe, the main problem is that due to generous benefits, far too many people choose being lazy and useless over working.Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
For your average european, some jobs are not accpetable, whereas the reality should be - you don't work, you get no benefits.
And who exactly would act? Europeans? Who? There is no strenght in Europe, it has slowly been eaten away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
China? They are in alliance with Russia.
That leaves only America. But with a leader like Oblongo, it has about as much power in the eyes of russians as Malta, Bhutan and other such military powerhouses.
Wow. Garry long time no read. :eek: :) :sailor:
Indeed. I have had very little interest in the joke that is F1 for a while now, but the current political situation is worrying. So that made me look up the link of this forum after probably about half a year at the very least.
Your analysis is broadly correct and Putin knows that too.
Correction, Novorossiysk is Russia's main Black Sea commercial port. The Russian Black Sea fleet is still based in the Crimea. I know there are moves to shift the base to Russian territory but as of now that hasn't happened.Quote:
Originally Posted by Franky
Unfortunately I think history has proven this not to be the case.Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
Both WW1 and WW2 were fought between the biggest economies and trading partners in the world. You could argue that WW2 was necessary to stop two or three overtly aggressive and expansionist country bent on starting a war but WW1 was avoidable yet it happened.
Even today the world's top, second and third biggest economies came close to fighting a war with each other over some uninhabited islands in the East China Sea. And as we can see in Crimea the two largest component countries of the former USSR are inches from war. While I completely agree that its easier for a big country to go to war with a small one and logic should dictate that large powers not go to war with each other in reality it still happens...
This is a nice picture
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ztlCwMimCB...00/Meme+77.jpg
http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/28/john- ... ama-video/
McCain understands the situation as well.