Sun May 15, 2022 9:46 pm
#1911572
It all boils down to a simple re-run of the now Ukrainian David and the Russian Goliath and appears to be heading for the same ending as the original.
Sooty25 wrote:I'll openly admit I'm not a big fan of Ukraine, it wasn't that long ago it was being touted as the destination for all the stolen Rotax 91x engines.
A4 Pacific wrote:.. it’s not at all clear to me that Sweden’s accession would strengthen the alliance? They seem to wish to be semi detached? ..
A4 Pacific wrote:...I am glad the UK retains it’s own independent nuclear deterrent. I just hope it’s all it’s cracked up to be. Because there is a distinct possibility that will be all we can rely upon to deter an attack.
A4 Pacific wrote:kanga
If the last US president was so flakey,...
Bill McCarthy wrote:The SNP you mean ?
Miscellaneous wrote:Bill McCarthy wrote:The SNP you mean ?
Personally I see the invasion of Ukraine as a wake up call to the importance of a nuclear deterrent....sadly.
OCB wrote:@A4 Pacific - wrt the last POTUS, think like a Russian, not a Westerner.
One hypothesis is that Donald T was so utterly unpredictable, that he didn’t fit into any scenario they had - so they didn’t take the risk.
I’m more inclined to think Putin was banking on Donald getting a 2nd term, he’d wait for an opportune moment when the world was distracted (cf Georgia et al) and take Kiev in 72 hours…just my own personal pet theory.