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So is Western Thrace not sovereign greek territory? I must say these 'international' or American enforced agreements are really destroying nations and making it so weaker powers can use the threat of the US to cause instability in other nations. Happens in the UK with the Irish, happens in...

I think if the Russians had the capacity they would have invaded Ukraine by now. I was actually shocked by the fact the Russians have mobilized about a 1/4 of its armed forces and it just about outnumbers 1/2 the Ukraine army. In the old days the Russians could have mobilized ten times this...

Nice. I want Britain to buy some of these. About a dozen would do the trick.

Yeah, I wouldn't know about Denmark.

Indeed. They basically say they would be rich of they could have controlled their energy resources and sold them to England at a increasing price. While saying England would be poor without Scotland. So I am like I would rather be powerful like England, then being weak and richer like say...

Wow, that's some deep stuff, thanks for that. Much appreciated. I have been arguing with Scottish nationalists about Scottish independent and I noticed the different between them wanting GDP per capita or 'standard of living' and how the English would have a smaller GDP per capita, but more...

Yeah I understand. There is a base level each country needs to provide basic resources for itself, and beyond that point is can use it to generation excessive resources, which we would describe as power. The issue is somewhere like Ireland or Germany have achieved that excess, and still have...

I have noticed how countries like Ireland have no power, but a very high GDP per person. Where as Russia/China/India have lower GDP per person and much more power. Then you have other countries like Britain/France we have above average GDP per person and above average power, and Germany/Japan...

Interesting news. Somehow the Chinese and Russians can build these things but the Americans can't. Very interesting. The Americans have never been much good at building weapons, much better at building platforms.

The UK Brexit Minister has resigned. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59714241 https://zeihan.com/brexit-the-end-of-the-beginning/

Good point.

In this case they tried to do it, they just weren't capable enough.

Me too. I wanted CATOBAR as well back in 2010. Basically the first choice was conventional power or nuclear power, they went with conventional power. After that it was waiting for the development of electro-magnets catapults, which weren't operation in the mid 2000's, early 2010's. So they...

I was talking about the F-35 carrier aircraft, not a new carrier.

This is the long sordid story of the independent British carrier program, how it failed and how it has left Britain far worse of than it was before. The 'super-carrier program' isn't a new thing for Britain. We had plans for the Malta class during and after WW2, but scrapped it because we...

Have the Russians got on with it yet, the suspense is killing me here.

What's up with the mass inflation in Turkey? I understand its because the Americans threatened the Turkey economy and people ran away from your currency. Basically what the Americans threatened to do to Britain after Suez.

The Conservative party have lost a safe as houses seat to the Liberal Democrats, capping off one of the worst months in the history of British politics for Boris Johnson. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59696672

Why is that?

I think Putin is very good, Xi is very good and I also rate Macron. The worst I would say New Zealand, Germany and Canada.