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Indeed. Some people are taking this CO2 thing too seriously. It makes no sense to destroy the economy to cut CO2 emmissions in a small country like Netherlands while India and China are burning coal like there is no tomorrow.

No, we don’t think like that. We’re just willing to accept that sometimes we need to suffer some economic hardship to defend sovereignty and freedom. I wouldn’t call those three mammals “people” 🤣😂🤣 (It’s just a joke, I hope nobody gets offended by that…)

Because right now they claim some EEZ rights that are totally outside international laws and conventions. Accepting Greek’s rights means acting like a normal member of the international community, not like an irredentist. What does holding troops on a country’s territory against its government...

I agree with that. Carriers are a very big target, and losing one would be too catastrophic in terms of loss of life. But submarines combined with long range bombers could do the trick in sinking the Chinese fleet from a safe distance.

Yes, of course not all NATO countries will participate in such a conflict, but those with a powerful Navy will need to contribute in a way, while the rest will have to at least stop trade with China. I don’t like this idea at all. Such a war will be bad for everyone, not only because of the...

Germans are extremely hypocritical when it comes to the refugee issue. They are expecting Mediterranean states to take all the burden of refugees, and that also includes Greece and Italy. This is one of the reasons why Italy is always at odds with the EU regarding the migrant problem. As long...

I think the problem lies with the fact that Turkey insists on holding Cyprus hostage with military troops and refusing to recognize Greece’s EEZ rights. If Turkey would want to move on from conflicts and just focus on development and cooperation, it should negotiate with the EU a solution where...

Yes, but if the US gets attacked too, than things change. Of course, there can be arguments that Article 5 applies only to an attack in the North Atlantic or home territory, but in the end, if the US will ask its allies for help, they will not refuse. My personal opinion is that the US would...

Do you really believe what you just wrote? Do you really think the West has nothing else to do except to conspire against Turkish growth? A more developed and wealthier Turkey would be good for the West, at least from the point of view of being more capable to host the migrants and be a better...

Well, it is the West that is imposing sanctions on Myanmar for abusing the Rohynga, not China and Russia. The West doesn’t shy away from condemning attrocities even when they are far away and don’t pose a direct theat to us. Nobody asked for Bangladesh to send weapons or money to Ukraine, but a...

What rejection? Turkey is part of NATO, it has plenty of high tech Western weapons and lots of trade with Europe. If it was not for Erdogan, relations with the West would have been even better. If it really comes to war in the Pacific between China and the US, than there will be no way to...

So let me get this straight: You think it would be good for Indonesia to stay silent and do nothing regarding Ukraine because you fear a potential Russia-China alliance in the Pacific, and you think staying silent in Ukraine will help you avoid conflict with the Russia-China alliance? And btw...

I think you are referring to Sweden, because I don’t know how Finland pissed off the Turks. From what I understand, Turkey would have no problem with approving Finland’s entry into NATO if their application was separated from that of Sweden. While I understand Turkey’s issues with Sweden, I...

Your theory basically rests on the concept that “the West was immoral when it suited them, so we have the right to be immoral when it suits us”. I can’t argue with that, except for the fact that other’s past immorality doesn’t excuse one’s current immorality. If you think countries should...

I think it all boils down to this. You consider the system of government irrelevant because of “realpolitik”, while I consider the system of government to be extremely relevant because of legitimacy and morals. The discussion started when I said Ukraine war is more important than others because...

But France and Belgium have different leaders than they had during the times of their atrocities, while Libya and Iraq had the same leaders. Actually, the reason for the Iraq invasion was the CIA lie about WMDs. So iraq was not invaded for being undemocratic. It was invaded because CIA...

Argentina and Uruguay were wealthier, and the success of Chile is not because of Pinochet, but because they avoided socialist leaders. Stagnation would have been a blessing for Venezuela instead of having Chavez and Maduro. All Latin American countries that had Marxist leaders ruined their...

I don’t think countries should be proud to be in the same group with China, Iran, Russia, North Korea and Syria. Not the best “neighborhood”. True, yet Chile is the wealthiest country in South America because of that. Well, I am from Eastern Europe, so I know what being “friends“ with Russia...

I was just explaining how many people see things, not saying it is right or wrong. Like it or not, the truth is Ukraine is more similar with other European countries than how Saddam’s Iraq or Gaddafi’s Libya were. This is why regular people can relate easier with the plight of the Ukrainians...

Yes, it would. That’s why the US would prefer to remain in acceptable relations with China, despite the rivalry. But for this, China needs to behave and not help Russia. The cost of decoupling would be high for the US, but even higher for China. If China starts to help Russia with military...