International Politics

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1 hour ago, Neil said:

great post @MEGATRONICMEATWAGON

 

Cheers, Neil!

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1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

Biden imposes 100% tariff on China made electric cars...all very trumpian. Will we do same?

 

I just read about that actually, how Biden wants to also look tough on China, as Trump was. Biden and the Dems would never say that Trump was right however. 

 

In the last couple of years Germany (I live in Germany, hence why I'm including them in the discussion 😛) has already mulled over tariffs on cars to protect their own production and have blocked deals from Chinese investors trying to gain sizeable chunks of companies in all kinds of sectors. Hamburg's port, semiconductors, and medical equipment providers. Which is hilarious given that Merkel was warning Trump not to start a trade war with China just five years ago. 

Edited May 14, 2024 by MEGATRONICMEATWAGON

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5 hours ago, steviewevie said:

 

extremists on all sides seem to have taken over, muslim brotherhood nutters in Hamas, and kahanist nutters in Israeli government.

 

 

Now I have to go and read up on Kahanism, lol. 

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Edited May 15, 2024 by steviewevie

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[efcfanwirral]

 

Don't know if it fits in international 

or UK but, thoughts? Alongside the slow build up of war propaganda recently around conscription and the like.

 

This is essentially saying fight them directly in Ukraine or it'll be a Nato country next and we'll have to fight them there.

Edited May 15, 2024 by efcfanwirral

[steviewevie]

6 hours ago, efcfanwirral said:

 

Don't know if it fits in international 

or UK but, thoughts? Alongside the slow build up of war propaganda recently around conscription and the like.

 

This is essentially saying fight them directly in Ukraine or it'll be a Nato country next and we'll have to fight them there.

 

Well yes Russia could defeat Ukraine over the next few months...Russia has been building and buying a sh*t loads of weapons, and has more people to throw at it, and Ukraine are kind of exhausted and supplies have been cut over the last 6 months because of Reublicans blocking things in senate (under command of Trump apparently). So a push over this summer is expected, and looks like it has started. But Ukraine will now start getting more weapons from US etc so may or may not be able to resist.

So Russia push might win and they take the whole of Ukraine, or Ukraine holds them off and then there is another counteroffensive and they push Russia back to its borders, or most likely there is some sort of deal maybe after US election and Ukraine loses some of its land to Russia but becomes a member or closer to Nato. Whether that would be acceptable to Putin who knows. If Trump gets in who knows. Say Trump is in and starts talking about pulling out of Nato or less funds for Nato or whatever, and then Russia take Ukraine, and then start on Estonia, what do european nations do? What does Poland do? Or Germany?

Or Putin falls out of a window and some nice guy takes over.

We are definitely heading into turbulent times though, Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Gaza, China-Taiwan. All the ingredients are there, and lots more countries have nukes these days. And to top it off we have the possibility of Trump getting into office, and f**k knows what that will throw into the mix.

[steviewevie]

[HotChipWillBreakYourLegs]

Starvation as a weapon of war.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/palestinian-lorry-drivers-israeli-settlers-attack-gaza-aid-convoy

 

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The Isreali cabinet are split on what to do with Gaza. The Defence minister Gallant is supported by Gantz who the US are backing. 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/15/israel-war-cabinet-split-looms-as-defence-minister-demands-plan-for-post-war-gaza

 

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[steviewevie]

IDF fighting Hamas again in N Gaza where they thought they had removed them. They can't win this, Hamas too smart..unless they just destroy everything and kill everyone.

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[Neil]

netanyaho  is in a spot, if he say what hes going to do he'll get slaughtered, and if he doesn't  say what he's going to do  he's criticised for not saying.

[steviewevie]

15 minutes ago, Neil said:

netanyaho  is in a spot, if he say what hes going to do he'll get slaughtered, and if he doesn't  say what he's going to do  he's criticised for not saying.

Does he even know?

[Neil]

7 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Does he even know?

i think he knows he's not done until he goes in on rafah.

[steviewevie]

10 minutes ago, Neil said:

i think he knows he's not done until he goes in on rafah.

All he knows is what he needs to do to stay in power as long as possible.

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6 hours ago, steviewevie said:

 

 

 

At last some good news 😁

[steviewevie]

17 hours ago, steviewevie said:

 

 

 

and he's dead. Supreme Leader calls the shots anyway, although he's pretty old and knackered.

 

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[steviewevie]

oh dear

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