Yarrgh
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Will always condemn Putin. He deserves a brutal end. Nice to see your attempts to make unfounded innuendo about people - always a clear sign of being wrong when you attack the person and not the argument.
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peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
Unfounded innuendo you say…” He'd have backed Russia if he thought it would play out better for him “………
Yarrgh
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I'll apologise for making innuendos about inept politicians when you stop backing politicians who took backhanders from the criminal Russian elites.
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
Fair enough…..
tsubaki
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This is one of the things that does my head in most about this - that the biggest vulnerability we have as a country, worse than military weakness or unpreparedness, worse than holes in the border or gaps in law enforcement, worse than a weakened health system, worse than the mess that is the national budget is that our politics is blatantly corruptible and blatantly corrupted.
They (and I include the current version of Labour, the Lib Dems and the SNP in this) will take no action that threatens their place at the trough. It has to change because if we don't we run massive risks - if not from a hostile state then from environmental disasters that our leaders are bribed not to deal with or even prepare for.
Yarrgh
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I completely agree. And it's not just UK politicians but would appear to be the case around the world.
EFCthechosenone
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Kremlin insiders reportedly told Bloomberg that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing a new offensive to regain the initiative that may begin as early as February or March 2023. Russian officials, Kremlin advisors, and other unspecified knowledgeable figures who spoke on condition of anonymity reportedly told Bloomberg that Putin seeks to conduct a new major offensive and that he believes that Russia’s tolerance to accept causalities will allow Russia to win the war in the long run despite Russian failures so far.[1] This report is consistent with ISW’s current assessment and forecast that the Kremlin is likely preparing to conduct a decisive strategic action—most likely in Luhansk Oblast—in the next six months intended to regain the initiative and end Ukraine’s current string of operational successes.[2] ISW previously assessed that the decisive strategic action in Luhansk Oblast could be either a major offensive or a Russian defensive operation to defeat and exploit a Ukrainian counteroffensive.[3]
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I'm not talking about one party here, but all of them. Yet, the major parties are able to maintain a position in power or as the opposition - it's a closed shop.
The status quo ensures they keep their noses in the trough, with the occasional flip from one side to the other, knowing it'll revert soon enough.
This is why the Tories are happy to be in the pocket of big business and other questionable characters, while Labour have enjoyed the friendship with unions.
Anyway, to the point of aircraft: there are whispers growing that a number of F16s will arrive in Ukraine in sooner rather than later, supplied by an EU country...
... via a maintenance process in the US.
It's all about maintaining their position rather than real change within the country. Statistically, how often are manifesto pledges actually followed through?
I'm not talking about one party here, but all of them. Yet, the major parties are able to maintain a position in power or as the opposition - it's a closed shop.
The status quo ensures they keep their noses in the trough, with the occasional flip from one side to the other, knowing it'll revert soon enough.
This is why the Tories are happy to be in the pocket of big business and other questionable characters, while Labour have enjoyed the friendship with unions.
Anyway, to the point of aircraft: there are whispers growing that a number of F16s will arrive in Ukraine in sooner rather than later, supplied by an EU country...
... via a maintenance process in the US.
Are these the ex- RNLAF F16’s that were sold to Draken international?
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Aye. They are/were in the US with servicing to their airframes and receiving new engines, apparently.
Decent aircraft. They’ve been through mid-life upgrade program so they’re equivalent to USAF F16C Block50’s.
Be interesting to see what weapons they get with them
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3 Russian Kalibr cruise missile carriers deployed in Black Sea
Russia has deployed three Kalibr cruise missile carriers in the Black Sea as of the morning of 29 January.
www.pravda.com.ua
EFCthechosenone
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