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GENERAL OUR BASE IS UNDER ATTACKI also liked C&C Generals when I was a kid
Fucking wow. I mean seriously WOW. You're taking Trump's words as a proof of something? Trump, a complete and utter idiot? FUCKING WOW. There is no need to talk with you at all lmao you're utterly clueless.Just go and check how powerful was the American industry and gdp in 1950s Compared to the world.
1950 American was the centre of industry,by now they import everything from Chinese
Even Trump said he would make American strong again.
But the people here know American better than Trump and suggested American is far far great than before.
The American fan boy just want to destroy every thread by doing Anglos Saxon god worship.
As I said, if it is possible through negotiations.UN and the international community did nothing while armenia occupied Azerbaijan for more than 30 years. armenia committed massacre after massacre and the useless UN did nothing. UN or any other international force will turn the region into a comedy. Nothing good comes out of the UN.
Yeah, the thing is if Myanmar and Bangladesh get into conflict there is no practical reason for Indonesia to come at Myanmar defence.
First, Myanmar is a pariah regime.
conflict will likely to occur because of their fault.
And in that case, you can definitely expect US and EU to come at Bangladesh support politically on the international stage. Not only because 80% percent of export goes in to west but also more importantly, because of 'Myanmar/China/Russia equation'
And even if still there is an actual threat from third party to get involve in the conflict we will just give the USA Saint Martin Island ( that they were craving for many years ) and you can expect a carrier strike group to move into the bay of bengal )
In a personal matter yes, this could have some sort of effects, but I advise you to keep this to VERY BARE MINIMUM...you see the war in the Middle East and the Arabs really doesn't a shit about their own kin ?Secondly, ASEAN is not a military pact anyway.
Thirdly, As far as I know Myanmar doesn't hold any meaningful political or economic value to Indoensia either.
In addition to that, after all, Indonesia and Malyasia are muslim countries. ( keep your REALPOLOTIK out of here for a second ) And religious solidarity does effect foreign policy at some extent, specially in muslim countries.
And for the same reason you can expect all Arab and Muslim countries to come to Bangladesh's support politically if Bangladesh's sovereignty under attack.
Yes, of course. There could be lengthy disscusion about that.In a personal matter yes, this could have some sort of effects, but I advise you to keep this to VERY BARE MINIMUM...you see the war in the Middle East and the Arabs really doesn't a shit about their own kin ?
Have you ever question why the Syrian migrated into Turkiye and Europe instead of S.Arabia and UAE ?
Here's another good perspective on WW2.
Here's another good perspective on WW2.
Too bad the Japanese industry can't supply enough Ki-100 or even field the A7M Reppu. Would be a worth opponent of the Hellcat.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Sheikh Hasina accuses US of seeking regime change in Bangladesh
‘They are trying to eliminate democracy and introduce a government that will not have a democratic existence,’ the Bangladesh prime minister said.
Scroll Staff
Apr 11, 2023 · 12:03 pm
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. | LudovicMarin/AFP
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday accused the United States of seeking a regime change in the country, bdnews24 reported.
“They are trying to eliminate democracy and introduce a government that will not have a democratic existence,” Hasina said in Parliament. “It’ll be an undemocratic action.”
Hasina’s criticism of the United States comes at a time when Washington has pulled up her party – the Awami League – on issues related to human rights.
In December, several former and current leaders of the Rapid Action Battalion were sanctioned by the United States. The RAB, an elite Bangladesh paramilitary unit, is alleged to have carried out enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings on behalf of the government.
In the same month, American Ambassador Peter Haas had met families of victims of alleged enforced disappearance under Hasina’s rule. This included the family of Sajedul Islam Sumon, a leader from the Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
In February, Derek Chollet, the US State Department counselor, had expressed concern about the decline of democracy in Bangladesh. He had warned that this would limit American cooperation with Dhaka and urged Hasina to ensure free and fair elections.
Also read: The great game in India’s backyard: How Pakistan, Bangladesh are balancing Washington and Moscow
On Monday, Hasina criticised the United States alleging that Washington does not practice its democratic norms beyond the Atlantic Ocean.
“They can overthrow the government of any country,” she claimed. “In particular, Muslim countries are going through tough situations.”
‘Pratham Alo is an enemy of people’
In her speech, the prime minister also criticised Bangla-language newspaper Prothom Alo, saying that it is an enemy of the Awami League, democracy and the people.
“I must say that they never want stability in the country,” Hasina said, according to bdnews24. “They were elated when an emergency was declared in 2007. It was then that two newspapers rolled up their sleeves [to achieve their goals].”
On March 30, the Hasina-led government had arrested Prothom Alo reporter, Shamsuzzaman Shams, on charges of writing false news on the rising food prices in Bangladesh, reported The Guardian.
Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said that Shams was arrested under the country’s Digital Security Act as his report was “false, fabricated and ill-motivated”, reported Al Jazeera.
Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act has been denounced by critics as a flawed and draconian law, which has provisions of jail sentences of up to 14 years.
And that was State department’s response.
33:50
Special note- This is a direct and significantly escalatery tone from BD's rulling party in terms of diplomatic consequences.
@Nilgiri the news is few days old but it is still super hot.
I am not sure if you are following this, but if you are interested in another US involvement in Subcontinent's politics, then welcome to the show!
Looks like it is on full motion!
Otherwise, that would have never came out from Prime Minister.
Also, @Ryder @Gary et al.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Sheikh Hasina accuses US of seeking regime change in Bangladesh
‘They are trying to eliminate democracy and introduce a government that will not have a democratic existence,’ the Bangladesh prime minister said.
Scroll Staff
Apr 11, 2023 · 12:03 pm
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. | LudovicMarin/AFP
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday accused the United States of seeking a regime change in the country, bdnews24 reported.
“They are trying to eliminate democracy and introduce a government that will not have a democratic existence,” Hasina said in Parliament. “It’ll be an undemocratic action.”
Hasina’s criticism of the United States comes at a time when Washington has pulled up her party – the Awami League – on issues related to human rights.
In December, several former and current leaders of the Rapid Action Battalion were sanctioned by the United States. The RAB, an elite Bangladesh paramilitary unit, is alleged to have carried out enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings on behalf of the government.
In the same month, American Ambassador Peter Haas had met families of victims of alleged enforced disappearance under Hasina’s rule. This included the family of Sajedul Islam Sumon, a leader from the Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
In February, Derek Chollet, the US State Department counselor, had expressed concern about the decline of democracy in Bangladesh. He had warned that this would limit American cooperation with Dhaka and urged Hasina to ensure free and fair elections.
Also read: The great game in India’s backyard: How Pakistan, Bangladesh are balancing Washington and Moscow
On Monday, Hasina criticised the United States alleging that Washington does not practice its democratic norms beyond the Atlantic Ocean.
“They can overthrow the government of any country,” she claimed. “In particular, Muslim countries are going through tough situations.”
‘Pratham Alo is an enemy of people’
In her speech, the prime minister also criticised Bangla-language newspaper Prothom Alo, saying that it is an enemy of the Awami League, democracy and the people.
“I must say that they never want stability in the country,” Hasina said, according to bdnews24. “They were elated when an emergency was declared in 2007. It was then that two newspapers rolled up their sleeves [to achieve their goals].”
On March 30, the Hasina-led government had arrested Prothom Alo reporter, Shamsuzzaman Shams, on charges of writing false news on the rising food prices in Bangladesh, reported The Guardian.
Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said that Shams was arrested under the country’s Digital Security Act as his report was “false, fabricated and ill-motivated”, reported Al Jazeera.
Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act has been denounced by critics as a flawed and draconian law, which has provisions of jail sentences of up to 14 years.
And that was State department’s response.
33:50
Special note- This is a direct and escalatory tone from BD's ruling party considering diplomatic consequences.
@Nilgiri the news is few days old but it is still super hot.
I am not sure if you are following this, but if you are interested in another US involvement in Subcontinent's politics, then welcome to the show!
Looks like it is on full motion!
Otherwise, that would have never came out from Prime Minister.
Also, @Ryder @Gary et al.
Just gonna chime in here.
Being the sword of Islam for about 1000 years, Turks had an oversized effect on the religion and vice versa. No one can deny that, it's nature and tradition at this point. It is natural to say the words as they are a part of our language. You say alasmarladık when saying bye, you say vira bismillah when getting underway on a boat. Vira bismillah is more interesting, because vira a Greek originated word, doesn't have a meaning in Turkish.
One thing I notice with our guest friends from other parts of the world however is they fail to see that Turkish culture, although shaped and molded by Islam, is much bigger than just being a muslim. Being a muslim or being from a muslim background is only a part of our identity and for an important minority of our population, it's not even the biggest part of our identity. That's why we have no sharia, that's why Atatürk's reforms mostly worked in Turkey. Even for the most devout conservative muslims, republic offers far more and it's not a clash of religions or ideals inside Turkey or with our neighbors, even with adversaries; but mostly interests. Even after 22 years of Erdoğan, this has not changed. If anything, Turkey has never been this transactional in its history. We are not in this for a clash of civilizations, but for our interests. This never changed. Government tried it in the last decade, failed miserably on all fronts and now is trying to repair the damage caused. No one's talking about Rabia anymore, wonder why.
A well Articulated post.
I couldn’t help but to comment on it if you don’t mind.
This whole idea of clash of civilisations is unfortunately deeply rooted in Islamist Thinking all over the Muslim world. They just can't get over it.
And as far as I understood from my observation, the fundamental issue with the Islamists is, their perception of today’s reality is absurdly wrong. (There could be many reason for that, but I think, generally the lack of proper modern education is the prominent one.)
Yes, America maybe bad. But not because they have some sort of secret evil master plan to destroy Islam. Rather, it is mostly because they end up destroying small and weak countries for their raw interests.
And this is were the actual clash is, in a very materially driven earthy contest where big fishes tries to eat up smaller ones.
And it is not only the West, vast majority of Muslim countries also operates on the principles of Nation State. Where foreign policy is governed by National interest.
(Kind of ironically, it even includes oppressive theocracy like KSA)
Having said all of this, i think it is important to remember, even though states does not take on each other in today’s world for religious causes, there is always intellectual clash between different cultures and ways of life as whole. And this is a very natural socio-cultural process that has been going on since the very beginning of civilisation.
There is a reason why today, many Muslim societies consciously and unconsciously ended up adapting quite a few aspects of western culture rather than the other way around. (One primary example could be clothing.) That's because Islam largely as a culture has been in intellectual decline since the dawn of modernity. And it is usually the (intellectually) dominant culture that dictates the terms of interactions, next step for evolution/merging.
@Ryder bro, I know this kind of conversation usually interests you. You are also welcome for your valuable opinion.
Both Germany and Japan occupy relative sweet spots in this effort too