tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post5811435186531595334..comments2023-11-05T22:35:31.766+00:00Comments on Neil Clark: How to avoid a second Crimean WarNeil Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-36621628541543641762008-10-19T11:41:00.000+01:002008-10-19T11:41:00.000+01:00Good article with one mistake though: The majority...Good article with one mistake though: The majority of Ukrainians weren't happy about independence. "Independence" was decided by three men on 8 December 1991. In a nation wide referendum, something like 75% of the Soviet Union voted against the break up of the country. But of course in modern liberal democracy, the people must never be allowed to decide things for themselves. Modern EU/Western democracy means not having a choice.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06264140616044246959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-2751150741339366892008-10-12T15:33:00.000+01:002008-10-12T15:33:00.000+01:00Jock, with all due respect and acknowledging imita...Jock, with all due respect and acknowledging imitation as being the sincerest form of flattery etc... but you just re-did my joke from yesterday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-69644666641128616772008-10-12T10:57:00.000+01:002008-10-12T10:57:00.000+01:00Russia should re-occupy Ukraine, Georgia, and E. E...Russia should re-occupy Ukraine, Georgia, and E. Europe for humanitarian reasons.<BR/><BR/>Nuke Iceland now! Or, at the very least, a Falklands-style invasion - could that save the Brown government?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-75215439534858385392008-10-11T12:00:00.000+01:002008-10-11T12:00:00.000+01:00What the US and UK are doing is trying as hard as ...What the US and UK are doing is trying as hard as possible to start a conflict with Russia them make Russia look like the agressor but I doubt it will work for them this time. Ukrainians hade Yukeshenko and want him out the Orange coup de tare is collapsing around him. Russia has given them fair warning to back off they should take it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-69215732962086517792008-10-10T19:15:00.000+01:002008-10-10T19:15:00.000+01:00The lesson that Mexico has learned over the centur...The lesson that Mexico has learned over the centuries is that she can pretty much have the foreign and internal policies that she wants, just so long as she doesn't take any military actions that threaten the USA. Thus Mexico was part of the Security Council that voted against Blair's attempt to legitimise the war against Iraq in 2003. <BR/><BR/>Ukraine can go down the same road, but that requires common sense, especially on the part of the USA.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280305663941374991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-22799460586468593192008-10-10T18:07:00.000+01:002008-10-10T18:07:00.000+01:00I think we all might be missing the point here som...I think we all might be missing the point here somewhat.<BR/>Obviously, the UK and it's close allies should invade and occupy Iceland.<BR/>After all, they've taken and squandered our assets, are a clear and imminent threat to the economies of Britain and the world, and have been proved to be in possession of banks which can go bust in forty-five minutes.<BR/>This could be Mr. Brown's "Falklands Moment".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-6406264071949594832008-10-10T17:49:00.000+01:002008-10-10T17:49:00.000+01:00Afghanistan and Iraq - unmitigated disasters.Or Ab...Afghanistan and Iraq - unmitigated disasters.<BR/><BR/>Or Abkhazia and South Ossetia - unqualified successes.<BR/><BR/>Russia wants a new security pact with European countries.<BR/><BR/>Where do we sign?David Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839882674758833524noreply@blogger.com