Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Bairnardo]

In terms of being able to destroy the planet with nukes Russia is still in the top 2, if they haven't rusted away.

Russia are Wales with Gareth Bale

[LongTimeLurker]

36 minutes ago, DiegoDiego said:

 

There are plenty on here more in the know than me, but surely China would have been #2, no?

Don't claim any huge insight on that one but the number two angle was being stated a lot in the media back in February. The knock against China when this gets discussed appears to be that they never intervene anywhere far from their borders unlike Russia in Syria and when they do try to take on one of their neighbours such as Vietnam in 1978 and India more recently in some limited border dispute they tend to come off second best. That conveniently overlooks the Korean War though.

[welshbairn]

8 minutes ago, DiegoDiego said:

14 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:

How do they do the ranking points these days? Can never keep up

I just go by the latest edition of Top Trumps.

Top ten in troop numbers. UK comes in at 37.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_military_and_paramilitary_personnel

[vikingTON]

1 hour ago, oaksoft said:

You brought up Mary Beard, not me. Only you can explain why she is relevant to you posting ignorant  nonsense on a football forum.

That'll be a hard pass from the University of Life (major in TV studies) candidate then. You hate to see it happen. 

Edited September 2, 2022 by vikingTON

[Sergeant Wilson]

6 hours ago, virginton said:

Unlike you I actually have a specialism in the subject of migration from eastern Europe, and can therefore place 1989 in the context of the New Immigration to the USA and the new, New Immigration in our neoliberal moment too. 

If you want to start doing the same by actually reading a book setting out that context, then try Tara Zahra's truly excellent The Great Departure...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Departure-Migration-Eastern-Europe/dp/0393353729

Oh shut up, Oaky saw it on the telly with the Hoff singing.

Thems the facts!

[TxRover]

1 hour ago, DiegoDiego said:

 

There are plenty on here more in the know than me, but surely China would have been #2, no?

Depending on the source, Russia and China flip flop between 2 and 3. Russia was reckoned to have more projectable power (since proven false) and better trained personnel (ditto), but China was catching up rapidly, especially at sea. I suspect China is a firm number 2 now, despite a huge deficit in nukes to Russia. Russia is most likely to end this conflict on a par with India or Germany, excluding those same nukes.

[Fullerene]

2 hours ago, oaksoft said:

I can't touch my toes without bending my knees.

Or sing along to Harry Stiles songs.

If I'm being honest, I'm probably not that great at cooking roast chicken either.

That sounds serious.  I suggest you wedge half a lemon inside and cut the other half lemon in two and squeeze between the thighs.  That should help.

[Billy Jean King]

That sounds serious.  I suggest you wedge half a lemon inside and cut the other half lemon in two and squeeze between the thighs.  That should help.

Is that the solution for roasting a chicken or not being able to touch your toes ?

[TxRover]

42 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said:

48 minutes ago, Fullerene said:

That sounds serious.  I suggest you wedge half a lemon inside and cut the other half lemon in two and squeeze between the thighs.  That should help.

Is that the solution for roasting a chicken or not being able to touch your toes ?

Sounds more like a form of birth control…might sting a bit, thou.

[Mr Waldo]

2 hours ago, DiegoDiego said:

 

There are plenty on here more in the know than me, but surely China would have been #2, no?

Some military watchers had Russia as number 2.

But it now looks likes their claimed numbers and their actual numbers are different. 

[Fullerene]

2 hours ago, welshbairn said:

In terms of being able to destroy the planet with nukes Russia is still in the top 2, if they haven't rusted away.

I thought Russia has more nukes than anyone, which would make them number 1.

Number 2 at other things though.

[Melanius Mullarkey]

6 hours ago, Marshmallo said:

Watching a wee clip on the 10 o'clock news 30+ years ago = first hand account of the events and all context around them

[Detournement]

At least they aren't lying about shelling the plant now. 

France and Germany need to do something about this. 

[welshbairn]

2 minutes ago, Detournement said:

At least they aren't lying about shelling the plant now. 

France and Germany need to do something about this. 

The plant isn't in the town.

[Detournement]

The plant is in Enerhodar. 

Edited September 2, 2022 by Detournement

[welshbairn]

All I can find is this, nothing from the Russian side of the plant being bombed, which they'd be making a huge fuss about if it had.

Quote

"Targeted strikes by our troops in the localities of Energodar and Kherson have destroyed three artillery systems of the enemy as well as an ammunition depot," the Ukrainian Army said.

 

[ICTChris]

Good interview with Rob Lee about the offensive here.

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/09/02/the-fog-of-war
 

[sophia]

6 minutes ago, ICTChris said:

Good interview with Rob Lee about the offensive here.

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/09/02/the-fog-of-war
 

Thanks for your efforts on this thread Chris, your endeavours sets you apart from the point and laugh contributions 

[Detournement]

Rob Lee is undoubtedly one of the greatest men ever to post photographs of tanks on Twitter. 

[Left Back]

1 hour ago, ICTChris said:

Good interview with Rob Lee about the offensive here.

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/09/02/the-fog-of-war
 

Haven’t read it but what makes a former Newcastle player an expert about the situation?  I don’t think it’s black and white.