They should just use Bitcoin for trade, instead of using the US dollar. No more sanctions, no more forced kyk, blocked accounts or blocked transactions.
It’s senseless to try to make new arrangements to trade in very weak local currencies that nobody trusts, instead of moving directly to the...
The big difference is that the Ukrainian government is a natural one supported by the people of Ukraine, while the Afghan and Vietnamese governments were artificial ones with very little local support. There’s a huge difference between the two.
The heavy task of changing the natural government...
Again, you are comparing two very different wars that have nothing in common. In Afghanistan, the US went without local allies to topple a regime and impose a friendly one (something very similar to what Russia tried initially in Ukraine). The US had to create a friendly Afghan regime from...
In both Viet Nam and Middle East, the US had boots on the ground. This means dead American soldiers, coffins flying back home. This is something the population doesn’t like and can turn against pretty quick. In Ukraine, there are no American troops doing the fighting, so the main problem from a...
There are still lots of weapons that Ukraine is aksing for and the West is not providing. They still didn’t get the ATACMS, fighter jets or cruise missiles.
If you think Russian oligarchs would accept the lifestyle of North Koreans, you are mistaken. If Putin can’t deliver enough wealth for his...
You’re hilarious. I’ve heard Ukrainian military bloggers who say they would like Russia to use a tactical nuke, because it would have very little effect on the battlefield but it will force the West to give more advanced weapons to Ukraine. It’s basically what the Ukrainians want.
Russia using some low yield nukes in Ukraine is NATO’s wet dream. Such a reckless action would give them cover to offer any kind of offensive weapons to Ukraine, except for nukes, as the Russians would have escalated to a level that would make sending F16s or ATACMS a joke.
Also, this would...
Maybe because it is in everyone’s interest to weaken Russia as much as possible, and now we have the opportunity to do it while the Ukraininas are doing the fighting themselves.
This is an opportunity that should not be missed, and it would be good for Turkey as well to be part of the coalition...
No, it’s not. I say this as someone who lived under a dictator, and then under a democratic system. There is no comparison between the two. Democracy is 100 times better than dictatorship.
The current superpower started as a colony that fought for its independence against a colonial power. Not very different from your own country.
Anyway, we’re going nowhere with this discussion, as you obviously refuse to consider there are differences between factions based on who they are and...
I agree with your assessment. This is why my belief is that China must be really stupid to start a war, even in case of a Taiwanese declaration of independence.
Why would you start a war when you are at a disadvantage when time is working for you?
Here’s an intersting analysis of Russia’s fossil fuel exports since January 2022 and how the war and the subsequent sanctions and price caps have influenced its export revenues:
It looks like the price cap on crude oil and now the new EU ban on refined products are having the desired effect...
We in Eastern Europe love this free police service that allowed us to develop without fear of being invaded by Russia and while spending only a tiny amount in defence compared to the huge military assistance we receive from the US. Thank you USA for defending us for free.
When you equate ISIS controlled territory with a legitimate democratically elected government, you are engaging in extreme mental gymnastics to try to defend your point.
What’s next? Legitimizing drug cartels when they control a town by force as “legitimate governors” and calling the police...
Mosul and Raqqa were basically a military operation where the Iraq government was helped by a coalition of international forces to remove the cities from the hands of terrorists and liberate the people there.
That was not invading a country. The people in those cities were basically the...
Again, you ignore what I said before, that the West has not done this in recent decades.
There is no denying that this type of war was done by everybody until a few decades ago. The big difference is that only Russia is still doing this in this century.
You mostly cite horrific acts done in...
