That would have worked in 1995. Chechnya loves Russia now.Easy fix would be for the west to start supplying and training the Chechens then see how Russia likes it.
That would have worked in 1995. Chechnya loves Russia now.Easy fix would be for the west to start supplying and training the Chechens then see how Russia likes it.
Putin is going to have a hard time making that claim when they already took Crimea, have had troops massed on the border and have been supplying the rebels with arms and support. Well, to anyone but his own citizens via state controlled media, that is. Which of course is one of the issues with all of this: Putin doesn't really need to sculpt Russia's behavior in order to garner public support as he's already been able to manipulate the media and get that regardless. He's in a different position from most and has wider latitude to support surreptitious actions like sneaking SAMs into Ukraine for the rebels to use.But if we did it and Putin started making claims about unwarranted aggression... it's kinda hard to say he's 100% wrong. Maybe like 75% wrong? About the aggression part. When irregulars are shooting down jet airliners I do think it warrants some response. I just don't think it warrants a response from the American military.
Yeah you see the warhawks/chickenhawks pipe up everytime this happens. Are any congressmen suggesting we send troops to the Ukraine/Russia border? I hope not...All I know is the way i see some of the public and a lot of politicians talk war, troops, etc and seeming to want to be constantly in a conflict somewhere, I am glad I decided against joining the military all those years ago and instead went to college.
I don't even think McCain is, though he is suggesting that we are being 'cowardly' and that we need to give Ukraine a shitload of weapons. McCain's answer for everything: give them guns!! He is like the Santa Claus of modern military weaponry.Yeah you see the warhawks/chickenhawks pipe up everytime this happens. Are any congressmen suggesting we send troops to the Ukraine/Russia border? I hope not...
MH17: UN to vote on international access to crash site - live updates | World news | theguardian.comDutch prosecutors have launched an investigation into the crash of MH17 on suspicion of murder, war crimes and intentionally downing an airliner, a spokesman said. A Dutch public prosecutor is in Ukraine as part of the investigation, according to a spokesman quoted by Reuters.
Based on the international criminal law, the Netherlands can prosecute any individual who committed a war crime against a Dutch citizen. Some 193 Dutch citizens were among the 298 people who were killed when the plane was downed on Thursday.
You might sort of see why they have a vested interested in this plane thing with 150 of their citizens going down in flames and all.Maybe the dutch can open a war crimes investigation into that whole iraq war thing. Oh whats that? They participated in it?
The dutch did participate in both the Iraq and the Afghanistan mess.Maybe the dutch can open a war crimes investigation into that whole iraq war thing. Oh whats that? They participated in it?
Actually Den Haag held the Dutch liable last week for failing to protect the people that were murdered at Srebrenica. Dutch soldiers were at that point guarding the security zone at Srebrenica, and the Serbian army took those soldiers captive (they were just lightly armed and could not resist against a modern military with tanks). When the Dutch Air Force started with air strikes, Karadzic threatened to execute all UNPROFOR hostages if the air strikes continue. They stopped, of course.And also in the Srebrenica mess(acre), although they were quite absent when it went down.
What about the Iraq war is still being covered up or swept under the rug? Is literally everyone in the world not aware of every last scandal that happened there by now?Maybe the dutch can open a war crimes investigation into that whole iraq war thing. Oh whats that? They participated in it?
A good thing russian media are packed with people like Anna Politkovskaya... oh wait...Right, we can only trust western media sources and their unblemished history of truth.
Michael hastingsA good thing russian media are packed with people like Anna Politkovskaya... oh wait...
I laughed.Obama apologized you dumb fuck how do you think he got that nobel peace prize?