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Green Man |
hedda wrote:
Green Man wrote:
JK2006 wrote:
I'm afraid I'm one of those who do NOT think there is a war coming. Any fight, if it does come, will be cyber and concern systems being hacked and shut off, not bombs and soldiers and tanks. I think the Russian people do not want war. Ditto Palestinians and Israelis. I think, like Covid, this is media inflated hype - it's a great story. Nuclear war? No way.
Don't worry, JK you are vaccinated like Hedda. Wash your hands whilst you sing Happy Birthday and wear a mask, whilst the country grinds to a halt.
Then watching rolling news with nothing but from bar and line graphs. 2 weeks to flatten a curve on a piece of paper.
Thanks for reminding me GM (genuinely) as I must get my Flu vaccine which has worked for me for over 20 years.
I'm really prejudiced about the Lockdown as we obviously had it here in Oz as well.
But as a then carer for an elderly person I was legally allowed to go out and drive on blissfully empty streets It was heaven.
George Carlin: "What do you think you have an immune system for? It's for killing germs, but it needs practice. It needs germs to practice on." |
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Green Man |
I did fair bit of driving during lockdown but unvaccinated. |
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Downing Street Cat wrote:
Trump promises massive sanctions on Russia if they keep pounding Ukraine. He tells Russia to get to the table. Credit to Trump.
Perhaps he should slap 100% Tariffs on Russia. The trouble is that we don't want much that comes out of Russia do we, they produce very little of any worth. But if Putin reciprocated with American/Western imports then surely that would seriously hurt Russia, even if it burnt us a bit.
Maybe Trump has seen the latest polls out this week seeing his figures going negative for the first time in ages and since he was re-elected. Even his MAGA voters won't want to see America looking weak in the face of Russia, no matter what the cost is financially. Making America Great Again doesn't mean reducing it's superpower status does it.
Hedda, never heard of Pine Gap, interesting. I do know that Cyclone Alfred is about to hit and Brisbane Airport was shut a few hours ago to all air traffic. When people in Europe talk of nuclear war and safe places to go they always mention Australia and even more so New Zealand, but the truth is nowhere would be safe, even if you avoided a direct hit or a nearby one, the fallout would be global anyway.
I recommend listening to Rory Stewart talking on his podcast. I've disliked much of what he has said these past 5 years and found him insufferable, but credit where it is due, this was extremely good analysis of Putin as he tries to work out what would happen in various outcomes, none of which appear very appetising because in the end Putin can never and should never be trusted on anything.
The Rest Is Politics - US Slashes Aid, Rory Breaks Down The 3 Possible Outcomes.
youtu.be/xfccsaSaqFY?si=UHdur2xXtXsEiwQK |
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Downing Street Cat |
Trump promises massive sanctions on Russia if they keep pounding Ukraine. He tells Russia to get to the table. Credit to Trump. |
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Jo |
With all this talk of European countries needing to boost their defence spending and of US commitment to NATO in doubt, I wonder if Putin, if he's planning to strike a NATO country, will wait until these countries have boosted their military capabilities. Or are these countries counting on Russia needing time itself to boost its capabilities to take them on? |
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