Ankara rediscovers NATO

Catfish · 03-01-20, 04:34 AM

It seems it was more my drivel and hate than yours, yesterday. I am sorry. I just heard one more speech by Widdecombe, i am fed up with this f'n brexit show and i have to say i would have thrown something at here, would i have been in the vicinity.
Will not delete my post though since the rest does not make sense then.

It is not the right thing to close one's eyes and dream of unicorns just because realities do not fit one's opinions or expectations, true.
Unfortunately I see it like in the article and you, but the difference is i will not excuse Putin's cynical and disgusting behaviour, and bad-mouth Europe just because it does not play the same game. This "weakness" is the main thing that distinguishes Europe, not only from Russia, or so i thought.

Maybe it is time to change. But if we want to have influence is that necessarily to be on the military side?
Maybe yes. Maybe a build-up of arms again, maybe each single european state bolsters its military forces, or maybe a pan-european army. The latter makes much more sense because of a central command structure and speed of reacting.
I wonder whether this can be Putin's intention, but maybe not all of his plans prosper.

Putin gives Erdoghan a runaround, the latter is cynical but also dumb. Putin is aggravating the situation with his "politics" which are more like a cold war, but a war it is now.

03-01-20, 04:34 AM	#5
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,820 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	It seems it was more my drivel and hate than yours, yesterday. I am sorry. I just heard one more speech by Widdecombe, i am fed up with this f'n brexit show and i have to say i would have thrown something at here, would i have been in the vicinity. Will not delete my post though since the rest does not make sense then. It is not the right thing to close one's eyes and dream of unicorns just because realities do not fit one's opinions or expectations, true. Unfortunately I see it like in the article and you, but the difference is i will not excuse Putin's cynical and disgusting behaviour, and bad-mouth Europe just because it does not play the same game. This "weakness" is the main thing that distinguishes Europe, not only from Russia, or so i thought. Maybe it is time to change. But if we want to have influence is that necessarily to be on the military side? Maybe yes. Maybe a build-up of arms again, maybe each single european state bolsters its military forces, or maybe a pan-european army. The latter makes much more sense because of a central command structure and speed of reacting. I wonder whether this can be Putin's intention, but maybe not all of his plans prosper. Putin gives Erdoghan a runaround, the latter is cynical but also dumb. Putin is aggravating the situation with his "politics" which are more like a cold war, but a war it is now. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.