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USSR invades Ukraine. (7 Viewers)

  • Thread starter Alan Dugdales Moustache
  • Start date Feb 22, 2022
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eastwoodsdustman

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #141
Deleted member 9744 said:
How?
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Someone from inside his circle will get it done if things dont go 100% in Ukraine. He’s getting more erratic and even his allues wont like him going too far.
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #142
tisza said:
Well aware of what the Treaty says. Has it ever been tested? If Russia moves 20km into all the border states and stops would it lead to all out war? 30km? 100km?
As you say it brings in the US but it's a long way to move resources in a short period of time. It would not be a conventional war like we've seen before.
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Was it 4 years it took in ww2 and then Bosnia we took a while to respond.
We need to understand why Putin is doing this and what he wants
If it’s something we can give then the world needs to do it and if it’s not the world needs to take overwhelming action that putin doesn’t waste time and lives before he realises he won’t get it

Let’s not for one minute think the USA will act unless they are affected directly.
 
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SBT

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #143
Sky Blue Pete said:
We need to understand why Putin is doing this and what he wants
If it’s something we can give then the world needs to do it and if it’s not the world needs to take overwhelming action
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So our response should be to cave to Putin’s demands as much as humanly possible?
 

David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #144
Sky Blue Pete said:
Was it 4 years it took in ww2 and then Bosnia we took a while to respond.
We need to understand why Putin is doing this and what he wants
If it’s something we can give then the world needs to do it and if it’s not the world needs to take overwhelming action that putin doesn’t waste time and lives before he realises he won’t get it

Let’s not for one minute think the USA will act unless they are affected directly.
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The USA will act if a NATO ally is attacked
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #145
SBT said:
So our response should be to cave to Putin’s demands as much as humanly possible?
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It depends. If all this about him looking strong to stay in power or to pick who follows him then what can be done to make him look strong
If it’s about a legacy and he’s chosen war rather than Gorbachev choosing peace then he needs to know asap that we are not all talk
I am sure behind the scenes there are conversations going on with China to exert pressure.
It’s bad enough knowing we could have done something in Bosnia but couldn’t be arsed. It feels worse that we’ve known what’s coming and are impotent to stop civilians dying in Ukraine cause they aren’t a member of nato
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #146
David O'Day said:
The USA will act if a NATO ally is attacked
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I admire your optimism
 
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skybluetony176

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #147
Looks like the Champions league final has been taken off St Petersburg.
 

David O'Day

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #148
Sky Blue Pete said:
I admire your optimism
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It's the very fucking reason the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation exists.

To say all NATO allies will not protect each other is as fucking stupid as the people derping on about nuclear war.
 

Bugsy

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #149
Sky Blue Pete said:
Was it 4 years it took in ww2 and then Bosnia we took a while to respond.
We need to understand why Putin is doing this and what he wants
If it’s something we can give then the world needs to do it and if it’s not the world needs to take overwhelming action that putin doesn’t waste time and lives before he realises he won’t get it

Let’s not for one minute think the USA will act unless they are affected directly.
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no disrespect Pete but its to soft in saying we need to understand why Putin doing it or give him what he needs, he has never thought twice about this attack, hence why he had militarily personal scattered around the place. he is killing innocent people as we speak.
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #150
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
It's not a defence, it's a deterrent. If a nuke is sent by Russia Trident has failed. It will not protect anyone from the effects of that attack. All we could do is fire some back before we got obliterated to destroy parts of Russia as retaliation.

As much as I wish such weapons didn't exist, if we don't have our own we are at the mercy of others. Look at the likes of Japan and what Trump was demanding of them in return for U.S. 'protection'. Yet you can guarantee if Japan had said "we'll just make our own nukes then' he'd have been first in line to denounce the plan and demand an end to it.

Fact is our nuclear arsenal is costly, small and ageing. It's a deterrent but in comparison to others it's not great.
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So you would rather scrap it then? Have nothing at all whatsoever?

Come on. That is totally ridiculous. If we had Corbyn we wouldn't even have that. I know you don't like to hear it, but it is fact.
 
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David O'Day

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #151
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
So you would rather scrap it then? Have nothing at all whatsoever?

Come on. That is totally ridiculous. If we had Corbyn we wouldn't even have that. I know you don't like to hear it, but it is fact.
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I agree with you. The only defence against nuclear weapons is Mutually Assured Destruction and for that to apply both sides need to have nuclear weapons
 
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tisza

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #152
Sky Blue Pete said:
We need to understand why Putin is doing this and what he wants
If it’s something we can give then the world needs to do it and if it’s not the world needs to take overwhelming action that putin doesn’t waste time and lives before he realises he won’t get it
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He's been quite clear over the last few years with various interviews, articles and speeches that it is to expand Russia's area of influence to levels near what the former USSR had. Been quite clear of last few months that the minimum is to remove NATO forces form the Baltic states - something that obviously cannot be given in light of today's events.
Quite obvious the more you give the more he will ask for.
Does seem a certain amount of false hope that Russian public opinion will alter Putin's actions. Far more likely there would be more crackdowns on internal dissent.
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #153
Deleted member 5849 said:
Not much of a defence tbh
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It is the best insurance policy we have by a mile and the damage those missiles can do is staggering.

We have four submarines with 8 bombs on each. Each of these bombs is around eight times as destructive as the bomb which flattened Hiroshima. If someone tries to fuck with us then we are able to do some serious damage to them. The concept of that alone is a serious deterrent.

Scraping it is absolute madness, especially when we face the situation we do right now. It amazes me that people's love for Corbyn can blind them so much into thinking that we would be better off with nothing.
 

tisza

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #154
David O'Day said:
I agree with you. The only defence against nuclear weapons is Mutually Assured Destruction and for that to apply both sides need to have nuclear weapons
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Also the will to use them. When you have only one voice on one side and multiple voices on the other becomes more complicated.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #155
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
It is the best insurance policy we have by a mile and the damage those missiles can do is staggering.

We have four submarines with 8 bombs on each. Each of these bombs is around eight times as destructive as the bomb which flattened Hiroshima. If someone tries to fuck with us then we are able to do some serious damage to them. The concept of that alone is a serious deterrent.

Scraping it is absolute madness, especially when we face the situation we do right now. It amazes me that people's love for Corbyn can blind them so much into thinking that we would be better off with nothing.
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It's not love for Corbyn. Don't go for the massive leaps
 

David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #156
tisza said:
Also the will to use them. When you have only one voice on one side and multiple voices on the other becomes more complicated.
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MAD reduces and removes the will to use nuclear weapons.
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #157
Deleted member 5849 said:
It's not love for Corbyn. Don't go for the massive leaps
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It is partly to do with it.

If he would have been voted in, it would be gone. We are on the verge of all out world war 3 and it is by far the best thing to keep us safe from being potentially attacked.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #158
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
is partly to do with it.
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No it isn't. I said simply it's not much of a defence. That's nothing to do with anything other than my view that it's not much of a defence
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #159
Deleted member 5849 said:
No it isn't. I said simply it's not much of a defence. That's nothing to do with anything other than my view that it's not much of a defence
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It is a defence though. It is nowhere near as bad as some people are making out and it is certainly better than nothing.

If Corbyn was in we would have that, nothing. People don't like it being pointed out.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #160
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
It is a defence though
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Not really
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #161
Bugsy said:
no disrespect Pete but its to soft in saying we need to understand why Putin doing it or give him what he needs, he has never thought twice about this attack, hence why he had militarily personal scattered around the place. he is killing innocent people as we speak.
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So he can do what he likes in Ukraine cause we won’t act for fear of escalating the crisis. Ok
 

chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #162
Its bizarre that with all this going on people still want to bang on about Corbyn who has literally zero influence over anything that is happening.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #163
Why not just send a sniper for the c**t?
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #164
Nick said:
Why not just send a sniper for the c**t?
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Interesting
 

skybluetony176

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #165
chiefdave said:
Its bizarre that with all this going on people still want to bang on about Corbyn who has literally zero influence over anything that is happening.
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Fox News has more influence than Corbyn and they’ve just been talking about their stance on LBC and it’s quite staggering. Agent’s of Russia isn’t and understatement. That’s Fox News, owned by Murdoch and who’s UK media arm helped sell the UK Brexit.
 

Sbarcher

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #166
Chelsea going cheap?
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #167
chiefdave said:
Its bizarre that with all this going on people still want to bang on about Corbyn who has literally zero influence over anything that is happening.
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It has a lot of influence if Russia decide to take on the world and we have absolutely no means of defence. It isn´t hard to spot the apologists at all.

Just accept that your vote would have meant us being walked over. My last say on the matter.
 

Bugsy

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #168
Sky Blue Pete said:
So he can do what he likes in Ukraine cause we won’t act for fear of escalating the crisis. Ok
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NO, that's what I'm saying he shouldn't be able to do what he likes and get away with it. maybe I got the wrong end or something, its going to escalate regardless now.
 

David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #169
Sbarcher said:
Chelsea going cheap?
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Nationalise the thing
 

skybluetony176

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #170
Looks like Putin hasn’t extinguished all critics in Russia.

Russian Celebrities, Public Figures Speak Out Against Ukraine War - The Moscow Times

Russian celebrities, journalists and other public figures have voiced opposition to President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, with activists planning to stage an anti-war rally in central Moscow this evening.
www.themoscowtimes.com

Needs his inner circle to fall though. We need full sanctions to hurt his inner circle hard and make them think about consequences. How loyal will they be if they don’t have access to their acquired wealth.
 
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skybluetony176

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #171
Sbarcher said:
Chelsea going cheap?
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They’re not in a rush to address it. Chris Bryant has just used parliamentary privilege to raise the issue in the commons and the head of the commons has just brushed it off suggesting it’s addressed on Monday.
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #172
Bugsy said:
NO, that's what I'm saying he shouldn't be able to do what he likes and get away with it. maybe I got the wrong end or something, its going to escalate regardless now.
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I was just trying to map out an understanding. Eventually a solution and peace will be agreed why not do it at the start and if not putin needs to know nothing he does will be acceptable

At the moment he’s threatened Ukraine we’ve said don’t and he’s said whatever. We’ve said don’t try it on with a nato country or we’ll get involved for real. Mmmmmm
 
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chiefdave

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #173
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
It has a lot of influence if Russia decide to take on the world and we have absolutely no means of defence. It isn´t hard to spot the apologists at all.

Just accept that your vote would have meant us being walked over. My last say on the matter.
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What are you on about. Corbyn isn't, and never has been, PM or Foreign Secretary. What he does or doesn't want to do makes absolutely no difference to anything.
 
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Alan Dugdales Moustache

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #174
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
It is the best insurance policy we have by a mile and the damage those missiles can do is staggering.

We have four submarines with 8 bombs on each. Each of these bombs is around eight times as destructive as the bomb which flattened Hiroshima. If someone tries to fuck with us then we are able to do some serious damage to them. The concept of that alone is a serious deterrent.

Scraping it is absolute madness, especially when we face the situation we do right now. It amazes me that people's love for Corbyn can blind them so much into thinking that we would be better off with nothing.
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If one single nuclear bomb is launched from either side that'll be the end. I can't see you can have a limited nuclear exchange. Whether we have one nuclear sub or one hundred it's all quite academic.
 
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Flying Fokker

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #175
Nick said:
Why not just send a sniper for the c**t?
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I think he will be taken out by his own people who will blame the West…
 
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