1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

Ukraine

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by NewRoxFan, Nov 25, 2018.

  1. Nook

    Nook Member

    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2008
    Messages:
    59,709
    Likes Received:
    132,020
    Xi has a lot of domestic issues that he is dealing with right now.
     
  2. SamFisher

    SamFisher Member

    Joined:
    Apr 14, 2003
    Messages:
    61,740
    Likes Received:
    41,168
    Maybe he's holding out for more beautiful chocolate cake.
     
    No Worries likes this.
  3. basso

    basso Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    May 20, 2002
    Messages:
    33,241
    Likes Received:
    9,220
    have not seen this dude previously.

     
    No Worries likes this.
  4. SamFisher

    SamFisher Member

    Joined:
    Apr 14, 2003
    Messages:
    61,740
    Likes Received:
    41,168
    Poor Elon - from OWNING Twitter

    to getting OWNED in court by Twitter for not owning it

    to getting OWNED on Twitter by the President of Ukraine and of course... doubling down to save face (poast harder!)



    That's enough OWN to give Gayle King an interview she texted for brother.
     
    No Worries likes this.
  5. basso

    basso Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    May 20, 2002
    Messages:
    33,241
    Likes Received:
    9,220
    Tammy Baker’s got a lot on her plate.
     
  6. basso

    basso Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    May 20, 2002
    Messages:
    33,241
    Likes Received:
    9,220
    Don’t we all.
     
    Ubiquitin and Nook like this.
  7. dobro1229

    dobro1229 Member

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2010
    Messages:
    25,671
    Likes Received:
    22,378
    From going through with invading Taiwan???

    Hell yeah he is. Not that they were on the verge of deploying a million troops to invade tomorrow or anything, but I absolutely buy into the notion that Xi wanted Putin to invade in order to preview some of the elements of modern warfare along with the geopolitical, economic, and domestic political affects.

    Right now Xi sees what has happened and if he’s got half a brain he’ll say no thank you for now, and opt for using cyber and political aggression over military force.

    Also Taiwan is an even more difficult battlefield. 100 miles of ocean in between. More advanced weapon systems. No thank you. Xi is deterred imo… is he going to stop trying to “take on” Taiwan??… in a sense no, but he isn’t going to take it in a ho hum invasion sense where he just thinks he can cruise over there with 200,000 Chinese marines and a few bombs and take the country in 72 hours.
     
  8. No Worries

    No Worries Member

    Joined:
    Jun 30, 1999
    Messages:
    32,754
    Likes Received:
    20,511
  9. dmoneybangbang

    Joined:
    May 5, 2012
    Messages:
    22,531
    Likes Received:
    14,262
    Yea when he struck and killed an Iranian general….
     
  10. Ubiquitin

    Ubiquitin Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Jul 7, 2001
    Messages:
    19,208
    Likes Received:
    14,215
    And Iran responded by lobbing a bunch of missiles at our base in Iraq.

    WWIII was supposed to start in Jan 2020.
     
  11. dc rock

    dc rock Member

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2001
    Messages:
    7,622
    Likes Received:
    13,385
    I look forward to the book that’s written on this guy, and this war in general. One of my favorite things I was forced to read in college was a four volume set of books on George Marshall.

    [​IMG]
     
    jiggyfly likes this.
  12. basso

    basso Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    May 20, 2002
    Messages:
    33,241
    Likes Received:
    9,220
     
    Nook likes this.
  13. Beezy

    Beezy Member

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2013
    Messages:
    742
    Likes Received:
    1,314
    More evidence of torture being uncovered in Kharkiv. Pictures from investigators include a dildo.

     
    #9413 Beezy, Oct 4, 2022
    Last edited: Oct 4, 2022
  14. Sweet Lou 4 2

    Sweet Lou 4 2 Member

    Joined:
    Dec 16, 2007
    Messages:
    39,181
    Likes Received:
    20,334
    Biden didn't order the sabotage of that pipeline.

    1. He seems to be highly risk averse, and that is an insanely risky move (and I would say stupid)
    2. The benefits don't seem that great, and the downside is - especially given the environmental impact
    3. There's no evidence but speculation
     
    jiggyfly, Blatz, ROCKSS and 2 others like this.
  15. rocketsjudoka

    rocketsjudoka Member

    Joined:
    Jul 24, 2007
    Messages:
    58,167
    Likes Received:
    48,327
    What has probably deterred Xi the most was seeing how NATO has stuck together. While NATO wouldn’t be involved in Taiwan this shows that the US is able to hold alliances together even when there are economic costs to the alliance.

    If Xi invaded Taiwan he probably would’ve counted on that international support wouldn’t hold for Taiwan. That ASEAN countries would be split and countries very dependent on trade with the PRC would accept or not overly oppose the PRC. Given how the international community is largely backing Ukraine that shows it might not be the case. If Germany is risking recession and a very cold winter to oppose Russia then most likely Japan, SK, and Australia will hold to oppose the PRC even if they go into recession.
     
    Nook, dmoneybangbang and dobro1229 like this.
  16. dobro1229

    dobro1229 Member

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2010
    Messages:
    25,671
    Likes Received:
    22,378
    And Biden would have signed off on possibly one of the worst environmental events that has happened in 20 years. There's just no way that a Democrat would sign off on ending their political career on the left.

    This allegation is just plainly stupid. MAYBE... MAYBE the Ukrainians did it (even though they don't have the technical capabilities) but there's just no way that Joe Biden signed off on it unless he's just trying to throw the 2024 election.
     
  17. dobro1229

    dobro1229 Member

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2010
    Messages:
    25,671
    Likes Received:
    22,378
    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/05/business/opec-russia-oil-output.html

    I think this is another huge piece of evidence that undercutting the world's supply of oil and gas is part of RUSSIA's strategy and NOT Bidens.

    Hopefully this puts a nail in the coffin for the pro-Putin propaganda that secretly Joe Biden wanted to destroy Nord Stream 2 in order to cut off supply of energy to Europe.


    The US MUST have a moonshot push to get electric cars on the market in masses, and update our grids to support it. We cannot continue to be held hostage by the OPEC terrorist mob.
     
    jiggyfly likes this.
  18. No Worries

    No Worries Member

    Joined:
    Jun 30, 1999
    Messages:
    32,754
    Likes Received:
    20,511
  19. Ottomaton

    Ottomaton Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2000
    Messages:
    19,181
    Likes Received:
    15,315


    In Chechnya the average income is $370/month. Meanwhile Kadyrov has a $175,000 Louis Vuitton punching bag hanging as a decoration in his office.
     
    Nook, Buck Turgidson and B-Bob like this.
  20. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Jun 18, 2003
    Messages:
    36,772
    Likes Received:
    35,611
    Louis Vuitton makes punching bags? I learned something.
     
    Nook, jiggyfly and Two Sandwiches like this.

Share This Page