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Originally Posted by pip08456
I agree entirely Chris, the opportunity was missed back in 1991. We are where we are because of it, it may not have been as difficult back then, who knows?
Whilst the UN has expanded massively since inception the power of veto by any of the five permanent mambers has rendered it a paper tiger.
Anyway, going forward I like this analasis of Garasimove by Mark Ryan.AM ( retired aussie Major General)on twitter quite illuminating.
https://twitter.com/WarintheFuture/s...46913333727235 |
Yup, I follow the retired General on the Twitters and read that over toast and coffee this morning. A very interesting analysis.
Did you perchance see Jeremy Bowen channeling Private Fraser on the BBC News last night? It was a strange experience hearing him being so downbeat when so many of the commentators who have consistently called this right (Mick Ryan, Phillips O’Brien, Mike Martin amongst others) continue to opine that, while the coming days and weeks will be tough, there is an increasing expectation that Ukraine can and will do the thing Bowen finds unthinkable, which is to force Russia out of Ukraine entirely.