I will say that the US Congress and the Biden Administration know China is taking notes, see Taiwan. This is the stage to convince Xi it's not worth it. Russia of course is not China (especially economically), but still a useful stage/sandbox to show some backbone. I am not really sure the two situ...

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Sun Mar 06, 2022 3:46 pm

As an aside, has it been widely reported in the US media that Ukraine have shot one their own negotiating team for treason?

Not by any of the mainstream media. Seems to be conflicting reports of how and why he was killed.

Ukrainian defense forces killed Russian Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky in combat earlier this week, according to Ukrainian officials and Russian media. US intelligence has not been able to confirm.

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Fri Mar 04, 2022 2:52 am

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is reportedly on fire. Firefighters are not able to reach the area currently. 6 nuclear reactors on site. No change in radiation levels so far. No word on what part of the site is on fire.

Plant is secure. Fire under control.

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is reportedly on fire. Firefighters are not able to reach the area currently. 6 nuclear reactors on site. No change in radiation levels so far. No word on what part of the site is on fire.

Give your rankings and methodology/GR for World Diplomacy 2022! A tiered list might be appropriate. Maybe a discussion around what nations could rise into the *superpower* tier. Underrated and overrated powers? Will current events have a significant impact on the "board"?

What Octavious said, plus a western sanction sandbox for the eventual invasion of Taiwan. The US won't be able to keep China out indefinitely, assuming elected officials at the time would not risk nuclear escalation.

Lukashenko happened to show an invasion map of Ukraine yesterday. All of the invasion points match up except for one... An arrow indicating Russian forces landing at Odessa, heading towards pro-Russian Transnistria. I had never even heard of Transnistria, which is technically still Moldova.

Just to clarify, I do eventually see the war ending with a negotiated solution, but not before Ukraine or Russia walks away from the table, and the true Russian assault begins. Then, another round of negotiations very well may end the conflict.

I would be very much surprised if nothing meaningful was discussed. The entire conflict thus far has been little more than a negotiation. Russia has spent a few days showing Ukraine that it's serious without actually doing anything particularly damaging. The message to Ukraine will now be to give R...

I doubt any meaningful dialog occurred. Both sides feeling each other out. Any proposals at this point are likely (politically) unrealistic for either side at the moment. If the EU, UK, US, and other major economies can continue to find effective means of cutting off the Russian economy in creative ...

I have missed the politics... The drama... The tangents... Where'd Alex go? Back to Russia?? Maybe back to the topic of Russian invasion, and what it could be good for: my bet would be Putin adding to his legacy (as far as he's concerned). Putin is a narcissistic, KGB relic who pines for the "good o...

https://twitter.com/i/status/1410300881761882112

Interesting insight into ExxonMobil's lobbying strategies in the US.

I couldn't read much of the article, but the ACLU has always been loyal to protecting the First Amendment. It's a shame that many within the organization are attempting to steer the boat exclusively to the left... The racists, misogynists, and bigots have rights under the First Amendment as well. Th...

The current governor of Texas is pledging to build the wall in Texas with Texan taxpayer dollars. That's fine by me. I can get behind that. Are you a Texan? Do you own any businesses in Texas which employs migrant workers? What problem is the Texan governor addressing by doing this? I am not a Texa...

The current governor of Texas is pledging to build the wall in Texas with Texan taxpayer dollars. That's fine by me. I can get behind that.

I'm not in favor of a remarkably effective wall metaphor that cost billions of taxpayer dollars (since Mexico really isn't going to be paying for it) and achieves zero in the real world.

https://news.yahoo.com/bennett-announce ... 47133.html

As soon as tomorrow, Bennett may announce an agreement to form a new government in Israel.

Trump did praise Russia, and constantly mentioned Russia, which constantly kept it in the news cycle. What he said publicly and what his policies actually were, like so many other things, were often at odds. The nonconservative media outlets put what he said on air (some of it was was before he beca...

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Thu May 20, 2021 3:52 pm

Matticus13 wrote: ↑

Thu May 20, 2021 12:21 pm

Please, explain how firing on civilian targets is self-defense.

Doesn't it bother you that Israel is firing on civilian targets on a daily basis?

Yes. I'm not exclusively on Israel's side.