DiegoDiego Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Proof as if it were needed that the American government is run by cheeseburger munching simpletons.I'm pretty sure they're well aware of the history. The tweet isn't for internal consumption, it's gone down very well with the demographic it was aimed at. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Russian Irn-Bru is weird shit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Ukraine expecting help from the US and ends up getting terrible memes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Expect the imminent withdrawal of Russian forces now after Sir Keir has weighed in... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 52 minutes ago, Bully Wee Villa said: If Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk were all effectively free of Kiev rule anyway, then what's the point of Putin's announcement this week? Is it just grandstanding? Is the reality of these areas not basically status quo ante bellum? Hopefully that's the extent of his ambitions, it could be he's looking further than that. The big build up of his Navy in the Black Sea would suggest he's not ruled out holidays in Odessa or at least Mariupol. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/02/massive-russian-navy-armada-moves-into-place-off-ukraine/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 13 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Hopefully that's the extent of his ambitions, it could be he's looking further than that. The big build up of his Navy in the Black Sea would suggest he's not ruled out holidays in Odessa or at least Mariupol. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/02/massive-russian-navy-armada-moves-into-place-off-ukraine/ He's effectively invaded Belarus. Right on the Baltic states. Russian nuclear weapons will be in there within the week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Not going back through thirty pages, but have we seen any sign of, "they'll use this as an excuse for an EU army" yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 45 minutes ago, BFTD said: Not going back through thirty pages, but have we seen any sign of, "they'll use this as an excuse for an EU army" yet? Not on here but Twitter has 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 The only thing to be thankful about in this sorry debacle is the absence of Trump. I'm not sure I'd agree with this.Biden has struck me as being a bit senile.Trump's tendency to be a 'Maverick' ironically brought a bit of stability IMO - On the International stage anyway.2018 N Korea summit would be an example. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 I'm not sure I'd agree with this.Biden has struck me as being a bit senile.Trump's tendency to be a 'Maverick' ironically brought a bit of stability IMO - On the International stage anyway.2018 N Korea summit would be an example.Yeah Trump was America first, he was an isolationist who wanted nothing to do with foreign wars.Sleepy Joe is much more war like. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 9 hours ago, Detective Jimmy McNulty said: Has good old Blighty announced what sanctions they're implementing yet or are they still trying to untangle that dark money web to avoid targeting some Tory party donor ? We could call in their council tax debt in London. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 12 minutes ago, Lex said: Yeah Trump was America first, he was an isolationist who wanted nothing to do with foreign wars. Sleepy Joe is much more war like. Did Trump not end some of their "campaigns" in the Middle East? Sure there was a some "crisis" and instead of just launching bombs at it he refused and it ended up resolved without as much bloodshed as there could've been. Trump was many things but, in this particular instance, he'd be a better person to be in charge than Biden if we want to avoid a major war. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 34 minutes ago, Lex said: Yeah Trump was America first, he was an isolationist who wanted nothing to do with foreign wars. Sleepy Joe is much more war like. Trump only wanted to kill Americans. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 I mean, apart from all the drone strikes, the loosening of the 'terms of engagement' in Afghanistan, the bombing of Syria and attempted coup in Venezuela, I suppose Trump never wanted anything to do with foreign wars. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) Trump ripped up the Iran nuclear deal and took sides in the Sunni v Shia proxy war in the Middle East. He started economic warfare against China and Iran. He attempted coups in Venezuela. He pissed on the Palestinians by moving the Embassy to Jerusalem and putting his son-in-law in charge of "peace negotiations". He kept troops in Syria after he was told the territory they were guarding had some oil. He stopped any other Afghans being involved in withdrawal negotiations with the Taliban. etc...etc... Edited February 22, 2022 by welshbairn 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Detective Jimmy McNulty said: Expect the imminent withdrawal of Russian forces now after Sir Keir has weighed in... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Trumpy still seems to be a fully paid-up member of the Vlad fan club 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 5 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: I'm pretty sure they're well aware of the history. They're Americans and this is not a country founded in 1776. The chances are extremely high that they don't even know what continent their embassy is located in. Quote The tweet isn't for internal consumption, it's gone down very well with the demographic it was aimed at. And it will also go down very well with Vlad and the gang, who argue that Russia's roots as a nation belong in the Kiev region, and so it is time to reverse the Leninist concession of a distinct nationality. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Highlandmagyar Tier 3 said: He's effectively invaded Belarus. Right on the Baltic states. Russian nuclear weapons will be in there within the week. The word 'effectively' doing a superhuman level of heavy lifting in this claim, given that Belarus' government is entirely on board and partners with the Russian regime. I'm sure those Russian nuclear weapons will pose a tremendous threat compared to the literal global nuclear encirclement that NATO has already put in place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 The island of Ireland was and in part still is integral to the UK, so international law isn't really applicable in that context. Check out Spain and Catalonia on referenda for what that means in practical terms in the present day. What won't be talked up in the western media is how the recognition of Kosovo as independent set a dangerous precedent in a European context. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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