mannixj wrote:

We shall see and I can only hope our planet will right itself. Is that your Haka stance? Chaka brah

Future wars are made sure of today in Israel, the US, and in the whole West.
The intelligence arm of this conspiracy is covered by Israel being an arm of the CIA.
Russia will be defeated in Ukraine within one year. 

The PALANTIR leaks are clearly showing it
according to Mr Untouchable in New Zealand

Yes!

And if not we get a Bltzkrieg going!

coffee thought

how soon before south korea and japan have their own defensive/deterrent nuclear weapons?

they are certainly very capable

south korea seems further along that path, but before his murder abe hinted at japan hosting and having their own in the future

The unimaginable nightmare that haunts the world

 Ivanhoe wrote:
Sanctions are supposed to foster revolutions, but, strangely enough, so are economic incentives, as in the case of China.

Social engineering by stick or carrot.

 rhahl wrote: 
Great behind the scenes piece, but again runs the risk of being at such stratospheric levels of geopolitical foreign policy that these guys fail to see what is happening at ground level. They should get out and talk to people who lived under Soviet rule. The vast majority didn't like it very much. And they don't want to go back. No doubt the US played the cards they had without any coherent strategy, due to changing governments and personalities. And no doubt there was a bit of winner-rub-the-loser's-nose-in-the-dirt mixed in there too. And no doubt Putin feels pushed into a corner. But think about that existential threat they continually talk about... the only existence at stake here is Putin's autocratic rule. not the sovereignty of Russia. Nor its culture, and not its people. 

None of what the US policymakers did, as discussed here, appears very honourable. But to only consider this side of the story risks ignoring what the people on the ground think.

If you doubt me, look at how the Ukrainians are fighting. Do you think they are doing that because some neocon deputy head of state exerted as much influence she could to get the outcome she wanted? Or that the "west" whoever that is exactly, promised the Urkrainians something illusory, like affiliation with the EU? No. They are fighting like hell, because they don't want to be under autocratic rule. This is not about Russia, the country, but its current leadership. 

He hasn't succeeded very well though. Even the Russian military doesn't appear very convinced. Were they behind this special operation with heart and soul, this war would have been over five days ago.

 miamizsun wrote:

Say it again

 Coaxial wrote:

absolutely nothing!

Good God, y'all, what is it good for?

...comes in packages labeled "PEACE"

Cry Me A WAR...
Named by historians as WW-Zero was the Crimean War, 1853-56:

Why does history have to keep repeating itself, over and over again?

The Clash - Ivan Meets G.I. Joe

 miamizsun wrote: 

 Ohmsen wrote: 
easy friendo 
take a deep breath

 GeneP59 wrote: 
Nordstrom2 is not, but there are other lines via other countries.