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- 2024-05-11 01:18am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
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Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
1) Not really in this case. One does not use complex and expensive missile interceptors to flatten tower blocks. JDAMs do the job much better at a fraction of the price. Yeah, but you can also have situations where there's a less obvious but necessary thingie several steps removed from the weapon t...
- 2024-05-09 09:37am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
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Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
My mistake. But Biden does seem to be doubling down on this. Notably, Biden is on record slamming Reagan for it at the time Emphasis mine. Biden is playing it smart by allowing shipments of purely defensive weaponry (Iron Dome, etc); making it harder for any accusation of 'abandoning' Israel to sti...
- 2024-05-08 11:58pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
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Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
What, the US withdrawing aid or threatening to? Reagan did it at one point. Bush senior tooJuubi Karakuchi wrote: ↑2024-05-08 08:49am
I know this isn't much...but I'm pretty sure this has never happened before. Ever.
- 2024-05-08 09:55pm
- Forum: Fantasy
- Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
- Replies: 742
- Views: 458222
Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V
Yes there's a lot to be resolved. But Burlew has said that this is the last book, so
- 2024-05-08 02:46pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
- Replies: 581
- Views: 47016
Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
Israeli forces on Tuesday seized the main border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in Rafah Honestly I'm surprised they didn't do this on day 1 of their ground offensive if their goal was to lay siege to Gaza. Unless I've badly misjudged him, Netanyahu is in a double bind. By refusing a ceasefire he ...
- 2024-05-08 05:43am
- Forum: Fantasy
- Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
- Replies: 742
- Views: 458222
Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V
Dragon really doesn't like thinking that he's not the villain. Well he's certainly 'a' villain but more of a last minute speed bump to ware down the party a little before reaching the final boss. So far I'm not sure narratively what his function is. He could be showing off how powerful the team is ...
- 2024-05-07 10:57pm
- Forum: Fantasy
- Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
- Replies: 742
- Views: 458222
Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V
Dragon really doesn't like thinking that he's not the villain.
- 2024-04-21 02:00pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: TIL: Today I Learned... (Join in!)
- Replies: 530
- Views: 126527
Re: TIL: Today I Learned... (Join in!)
What a fucking useless vehicle. Of course, Elon probably has "people" who can take care of his, and a spare to drive around while the other dries. Seriously, WTF? Is this fragile eye of a "truck" only supposed to driven in pristine weather on pre-cleaned roadways? Does he even d...
- 2024-04-21 09:18am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: TIL: Today I Learned... (Join in!)
- Replies: 530
- Views: 126527
Re: TIL: Today I Learned... (Join in!)
TIL that Drinking the Kool-Aid has its own Wikipedia page :lol: It's easy to forget that because we don't have it here in the UK, not everyone gets the reference :lol: Descriptions of the event often refer to the beverage not as Kool-Aid but as Flavor Aid,[4] a less-expensive product reportedly fou...
- 2024-04-20 09:07am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 24388
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Are you really going to argue that all nations have inviolable rights within their own borders? Do you really want to go there? Go think that one all the way through and punch yourself in the face for being a dumbass if your answer is yes. No, I'm saying that Russia has no rights within other count...
- 2024-04-19 11:26pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 24388
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Ukraine fucked up is thinking they could do whatever they wanted inside their own borders Really, that is what you are going with? Fuck off Russian bot. Countries don't have universal rights within their own borders though, so I fail to see the issue here. And Russia has no rights within Ukraine's ...
- 2024-04-18 10:44pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 24388
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Personally I'd like to hear aerius elaborate on what he thinks Lenin's mistakes that need correcting were. Because it sounds an awful lot like he means not committing more genocide against the Ukrainians sooner. I'm willing to give Aerius the benefit of the doubt and assume he was speaking of Putin...
- 2024-04-18 06:34pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
- Replies: 581
- Views: 47016
Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
And the US has vetoed Palestinian membership in the UN. What's that about a two state solution again?
- 2024-04-18 01:20pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 24388
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
Personally I'd like to hear aerius elaborate on what he thinks Lenin's mistakes that need correcting were. Because it sounds an awful lot like he means not committing more genocide against the Ukrainians sooner.
- 2024-04-18 02:51am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
- Replies: 581
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Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
Ghetto edit: Checking and yes I see that 'nuclear power plant' isn't accurate but that wasn't really the important bit
- 2024-04-17 11:45pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
- Replies: 581
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Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
How? By having weapons and stating facts? They weren't stating facts, they were selling the idea to their people that somehow their failed attack beat Israel. As well as showing Israel that they could do it again. Multiple times. Does Israel have enough munitions to defend against repeat attempts ?...
- 2024-04-17 08:06pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
- Replies: 581
- Views: 47016
Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
How? By having weapons and stating facts?
- 2024-04-17 08:01pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 24388
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
So to be clear, you are saying that Putin DOES have some sort of special authority over ethnic Russians in other countries, at least as long as they're near a border with Russia? I'm saying the Ukrainians shouldn't have been stupid enough to give Putin a reason to correct Lenin's mistakes. Hmm, wei...
- 2024-04-17 11:38am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 24388
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
And that has what to do with literally anything you ghoulish little shit? Does Putin have some sort of special authority over ethnic Russians abroad? Does that apply everywhere or just in countries neighboring Russia? It's like you don't know and don't want to know anything about the past 100 years...
- 2024-04-17 09:31am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 24388
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
You make it sound like Ukraine actually had a say in the matter of being invaded. How about not shelling ethnic Russians the Donetsk region for something like 8 years before the invasion? And that has what to do with literally anything you ghoulish little shit? Does Putin have some sort of special ...
- 2024-04-16 02:37pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
- Replies: 581
- Views: 47016
Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
But Downing Street later rejected Iran's assertion it gave advance warning of its drone and missile attack on Israel, as the prime minister's official spokesman revealed they were not briefed directly by Iran on their attacks. I'm honestly not sure where they mean the Prime Minister of Israel or th...
- 2024-04-15 09:43am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
- Replies: 363
- Views: 24388
Re: UKRAINE WAR - 2024 thread
I have to figure that the Russian government and military is doing what they collectively believe is the most effective way to either conquer or subjugate Ukraine. If they weren't retaliating 'more aggressively' than they were after these strikes they presumably either couldn't or had decided that d...
- 2024-04-14 09:07pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
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Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
Also I remind you that attacking Iranian allies and proxies would mean launching a strike on a third country and likely killing their citizens.
- 2024-04-14 08:46pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
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Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
Can't imagine this will be good for the Jordanian government, which was already dealing with serious protests over all this. Of course, Israel has a third option of launching attacks on Iran's allies/proxies in the area, there's certainly enough of them to choose from. Happily it turns out the curre...
- 2024-04-14 12:51pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
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Re: Israel orders mass 'evacuation' from Northern Gaza, humanitarian crisis certain to ensue
It was also a highly telegraphed attack (I don't know enough to say how they could have made it less so, admittedly) that gave ample time for non combatants to take cover. And this was after Iran went to the UN and petitioned the Security Council to censure Israel for their crimes and were blocked b...