Kremlingrad:
How China is silently invading and encroaching it's neighbors


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNp4IYTuB34?si=kmfCO91UFfSJtPTy

Appleyard:


But, what is the Russian end game in this? Is it to lure Ukro troops from their defense lines and make the Russian objectives of taking targeted territories more attainable? Or to form another meat grinder deep inside Russia, which would be easier than Bahkmuth because the Ukros would have huge problem supplying their units in Kursk once the Russians turned around to face them squarely? Or is Russia purposely encouraging this Kursk incursion to drain Ukraine of its remaining best fighting force and then open another front? Russia still has a huge force sitting in Belarus and another in the Zaporozhia direction. Whatever the endgame might be, one thing is certain, Ukraine will never come out of Kursk in good shape.

Gbadebo19:

I can't type very very long things, so I will be posting my replies one by one.
The United States and the whole of the EU recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization. This is asides Israel, Canada, Australia etc.
For the purpose of understanding, we can ask: How many countries recognize Boko Haram as a terrorist organization. But we all know that Boko Haram is or was a terrorist organization.
Going by that logic, we can safely say that Hamas is a terrorist organization.
I have a question at this point as lawyer to lawyer (as you claim to be of course )
Is IPOB a terrorist organization? If yes, how many countries recognize it as such?
If No, tell me how it isn't. I will be back.

Gbadebo19:

As for your point number 2, I don't know and I have not seen or heard Cameron, so I will presume he said it.
But let's go back in history.
The areas called Palestine today was biblically known as Judea. It was renamed as Palestine by a Roman emperor named (Hadrian) in order to wipe out every trace of Jewish history.
And no, don't get it wrong, the Palestinians of today are not the biblical Philistines or jebusites or ammonites that the biblical Jews conquered. Those ancient tribes have morphed into other tribes and do not have a distinct identity as of today. Based on the foregoing, i do not see Israel as an occupying power. Some elements are just banking on the ideas of the Jewish anti-zionists who believe they have not reached the primised land. Since when did the opinion of a few become the deciding factor?
I will not make a comment on Cameron statement cos I have not seen or heard him and this, cannot judge the context in which he was speaking.

LordAdam16:


From the early days of the War, a strategic concern had been building.
We've seen many instances of Russia destroying concentrations of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine.
However, Ukraine has been able to amass large aggregations of men and materiel across the country without Russia taking them out.
Maybe it's due to AD. Or Ukraine doing too many things at the same time (since they outsource a lot of the planning to the 14 Eyes and the West), that RU has to prioritize. But that inability made the Kursk incursion a possibility.

All they had to do was designate a Kalibr or Iskander for every grouping that exceeds 2,000 men - enough to cause damage - and run down the clock on the Eastern Front.

Add that to the list of limitations. They also can't stop the free flow of weapons into Ukraine. And they also can't destroy Ukrainian military industry since they can always just move underground. This has been a boon for the production of small drones, since they import parts from Asia which does not have the same deficiencies as the West.

Essentially, Ukraine cannot win the war. But they can be a very costly nuisance. The Kursk gambit reflects this.
It shouldn't lead to anything significant, but it was always an asterisk. Ukraine amassed soldiers on the borders of Belarus, Transnistria, and Russia. They could have pushed into any of the three. Belarus would be a provocation since they aren't currently a belligerent. Moldova firmly opposed moving into Transnistria. So they went into Kursk. The partisan infiltrations into Belgorod over the past 18 months provided critical insight into Russian defenses and response times. They also softened the underbelly with the deep strikes on airfields and radars.

Russia has the trump card because they have the superior force, a lot of land, larger population, and an intact MIC.
By some estimates, Ukraine can only support an incursion of about 100KM. That's the farthest they can go before supply chain and logistic snags wreck them. The deeper they go in, the larger the defense perimeter of the Ukrainians, which they'll have to man with more troops. It also allows Russia lots of surface area to press for pinchers through the flanks. It is a strategic gift.
It's the Prigozhin affair again. Let them roll in and make Russia the newest cemetery for Ukrainians.
From a PR perspective, this is not ideal. But if I can see it, I'm pretty certain Command would have told Putin that his slow, methodical approach would always have this as a potential outcome. Got to take the good with the bad.

This is also reminiscent of the Kharkov offensive. Ukraine had swift, lightspeed attacks. Captured a lot of ground. It fizzled out. They've been on the backfoot since. And right now a repeat seems implausible. Russia is learning a lot on the fly right now.

I had called for a general mobilization since last year. Equip a 5m man army. Take everything east of Dnieper and connect a land bridge to Transnistria. End the war and prepare for other theaters. Russia will need a lot of operators and resources to back its clients in Africa - Libya, Sudan, CAR, and its new Sahel friends; the Middle East (Syria, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon); its Asian commitments - the Big One (a potential Taiwan invasion), North Korea, India, expanding its Pacific Fleet; and South America - Cuba, Bolivia, Venezuela, and maintaining its strategic interests on the continent.

But Putin wants a slow war . And that provides more time and boundless opportunities for more ship sinking, airfield strikes, terrorism and assassination, taking out pricey radar and AD installations, and Kursk-like incursions. These are the drawbacks of a slow war. Right now, many in the West think a Russian mobilization and all-out attack is justified, but Putin still would not bite.

Certainly Netanyahu has provided a stark contrast even though he has not and cannot achieve his objectives. He has helped buttressed the merits of Putin's approach. Ultimately, this is how he has opted to fight this war. When Medvedev fought the Georgian War, he deployed troops at a 5:1 advantage, disabled Georgian air and naval forces. Then it became a turkey shoot.

-Lord

WrriterNg:
⚡OLIVER STONE:

"We're fighting over nothing.

We're fighting over pride and fear of Russian and Chinese 'empires'—BRICS taking over the economic world.

Well, that's happening, and it will happen, and nobody's going to stop it unless you go to war.

Unfortunately, America should not go to war for trade, ever.

Economically, we may end up as number two, we may end up as number three, we may end up dropping back, but we're alive and we're part of the world.

I don't see what's wrong with that.

We don't have to be the bully.

We don't have to be the dominant factor.

We talk about a hegemonic world where the United States is in control—that's not realistic anymore.

The world is multipolar, and unfortunately, we haven't been able to accept that.

I don't understand why we can't accept it unless you're some kind of frozen conservative in this country who sees any foreigner as a danger.

I think the problem is the United States has got to educate itself."

motayoayinde:


Wisdom came along with age for this man,
unlike the old fool called Lindsay Graham.

shoodboi2:


AI writing is actually substandard. It lacks flow and sounds like it was written by a sleepy person.

WrriterNg:


💯

It's been over a week and Ukraine haven't moved past Sudzha which is just at the Russia Ukraine border.


Rushing in is easy. But can you sustain it??


The Russian response to the Kursk incursion made me conclude that the Russians are really intelligent folks.

IMEI:


There's a difference between Internationally recognised terror groups and groups proscribed by States as terror groups

Internationally recognised terror groups are UN listed terror groups, i.e. groups designated as such by the security council. State proscribed groups are subjective and the legal implications for both definitions vary

In the case of Internationally recognised groups, the world has a duty to destroy the group,but in the case of the latter, it's usually aimed at deterring citizens from actively or otherwise engaging with such groups in whatever form

It may interest you to know that the Qassam brigades, the autonomous armed wing of Hamas, which is the entity leading the fighting against israel in Gaza, isn't considered a terrorist organisation by any of the States you mentioned, so that destroys any claims you have

To understand my point above, only Japan considers Qassam brigades as a terror org, the rest consider Hamas' political wing as the terrorists

Boko haram is a listed UN terror organisation, ipob is a Nigerian thing...i don't know why you brought this up

WrriterNg:


Yup.


This is what China would use to invade Taiwan island.

It's gonna be a very difficult war for China, which is why they need Russia so badly.

IMEI:


This belongs in the Religion Section

Ska333ko:
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 olodo wey no know how himars operates come dey post another thing wey e no shabi

Palestinians are more ancient Hebrew than Zionist genetically

LordAdam16:


Zelensky is fighting a PR war.

He should push them to advance further.
Way easier to kill Ukrainians in outstretched positions within Russia than in fortifications inside Novorossiya.

-Lord

Gbadebo19:

Now to your number 4. You said the PA is merely the official representative of the Palestinians and that the PA doesn't exercise authority over Gaza. We shouldn't even argue this cos how would Hamas, who merely won legislative seats in 2006 or was it 2007 oust the PA from power. It is without logic to oust someone from power if they do not exercise authority before. What are you now ousting and from what are you ousting them. If PA was not exercising authority over Gaza, then there would be no reason to oust them since they didn't have that authority before. To Hamas being recognized by most as the defacto government, I don't know what you mean by most. If it is the Palestinians, then we need to talk about legitimacy in government. If the military suddenly seize power in Nigeria and the citizens do not do anything probably out of a lack of will or manpower, it doesn't make them legitimate.

Gbadebo19:

Belongs to religious section?
So, you skipped the part played by Hadrian the Roman emperor?
You are unable to say anything about how Palestine emerged? Or did it emerge out of the blue?

Procashtips:


To me, getting rid of the moles the west is using in Taiwan is better than outright war.

The Chinese have enough spies to do this, why is this not an option?

I still believe China won't start any war in the sma China called Taiwan

IMEI:


Will that reply hold up in a Court of Law? I specifically asked you to reply me as a lawyer

Gbadebo19:

Lemme give you the definition.
International terrorism: Violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups who are inspired by, or associated with, designated foreign terrorist organizations or nations (state-sponsored).
1. Hamas was a split off from the Egyptian Muslim brotherhood
2. Hamas is sponsored by Iran

Hamas satisfies the definition given above. No more, no less. Hamas is an international terrorist organization.

Gbadebo19:

Yes it will. Books are sources of evidence. The Bible is a book, isn't it?
The onus has shifted on you to provide a superior argument.

IMEI:


The PALESTINIAN NATIONAL AUTHORITY(PNA) made up of representatives of all Palestinian factions led by Hamas and Fatah and not the Palestinian Authority (PA) which is basically Fatah, ran the Gaza strip before the elections

Hamas' win in the Parliamentary election meant that a new Government was to be formed led by Hamas, the win meant Hamas had become the rulers of Gaza

It was Fatah supported by the US and israel that attempted a coup inorder to prevent Hamas from forming a Government

IMEI:


You're not a lawyer

IMEI:


Are we basing it on facts or your personal opinions, because i don't have time for baseless arguments

Lawag3:



I'm uneducated I dropped out of school in kindergarten -1

You on the other hand are a prof With infinite level IQ.


Surely you can tell me enlighten me on if the Druze Is a religion and an ethnicity.


What names should we call cultures that are both a religion and an ethnicity.


Is it even possible to be both a religion and an ethnicity.


If you can't tell me or give any of those answers.


Then you're one of the biggest idiot on this thread and I'll always from now on include that when I'm disccusing with you.


And please show me where I pointed anything about Christianity to you during this discussion because I didn't say anything religious to you neither do I know your religious background.

WrriterNg:
⚡OLIVER STONE:

"We're fighting over nothing.

We're fighting over pride and fear of Russian and Chinese 'empires'—BRICS taking over the economic world.

Well, that's happening, and it will happen, and nobody's going to stop it unless you go to war.

Unfortunately, America should not go to war for trade, ever.

Economically, we may end up as number two, we may end up as number three, we may end up dropping back, but we're alive and we're part of the world.

I don't see what's wrong with that.

We don't have to be the bully.

We don't have to be the dominant factor.

We talk about a hegemonic world where the United States is in control—that's not realistic anymore.

The world is multipolar, and unfortunately, we haven't been able to accept that.

I don't understand why we can't accept it unless you're some kind of frozen conservative in this country who sees any foreigner as a danger.

I think the problem is the United States has got to educate itself."

Gbadebo19:


Wrong from top to bottom.
PNA is the same as PA and is controlled by Fatah and not Hamas as postulated in your argument. PNA just happens to be the official name.
According to the Oslo accord, it controlled that place until 2006 when it lost control to Hamas.
Your accusation of a coup engineered by USA is not factual because Hamas's campaign that won the election was based on an armed resistance against Israel thereby negating the Oslo accords.
Who broke the agreement?

IMEI:


Are we basing it on facts or your personal opinions, because i don't have time for baseless arguments