Ukraine counter offensive

[IT Minion]

Bit like the draft in America during the Vietnam war.

A fair bit of comparison. The well off and we'll connected dodge it whilst the poor and ethnic minorities get shat on.

Resulting in badly trained and motivated troops fighting a pointless war with no realisict route to victory whilst propping up a despotic corrupt regime.

 

[denso13]

Other countries have been invading each other since time immemorial.

That doesn't make it right.

 

[denso13]

Innocent people on all sides are dying for no good reason

It could stop immediately if Vladimir saw sense.

 

[gant]

That doesn't make it right.

They should listen to the politicians and scientists Denso. Look what it's done for you.

 

[denso13]

They should

Who should? One of these days I'll get what you are on about first time...

 

[Vinty]

Northern Ireland came later

Interesting point.
Ukraine like Ireland was part of a Union.
However when Ireland was allowed independence, the differing ethnic makeup of Ireland was taken into consideration, and to avoid conflict it was agreed by all sides that partition should take place.
Unfortunately due to the chaos during the break up of the former Soviet Union when Ukraine gained independence, the problems of the different ethnicities which made up
the population of that state where not addressed.

 

[gant]

Who should? One of these days I'll get what you are on about first time...

Ignorance is bliss Denso, why not carry on milking it?

 

[Vinty]

It could stop immediately if Vladimir saw sense.

It takes two to Tango.

 

[denso13]

It takes two to Tango.

And one to invade.

 

[Vinty]

We live in a world ruled by fear.
Fear if you cant pay your mortgage or rent, fear you could lose your job, fear Jeremy Corbyn could make a comeback, fear of more repeats of Morecambe and Wise on telly when you aren't expecting it.
The biggest fear i have, is having nothing to fear when i wake up, otherwise i would just stay in bed all day.

 

[Vinty]

And one to invade.

The wife says the same thing.

 

[denso13]

Ignorance is bliss Denso, why not carry on milking it?

Erm, ok, I think...

 

[JohnD]

to avoid conflict it was agreed by all sides that partition should take place.

Nope.

 

[denso13]

The wife says the same thing.

Consensual = good.

Not consensual = bad, very bad.

 

[gant]

Erm, ok, I think...

You don't have to think Denso, your lucky you've been blessed and it comes natural to you. Us poor buggers have the job of trying to make sense of it all.