Russia Invades Ukraine IX
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I listened to a segment on NPR about the California National Guard. They’ve been training Ukrainians for over 25 years.
An army and navy (sort of). Seriously, language alone isn't it and that is the thrust of the Russian position now. Yesterday, state TV there insisted that all of the Russian speakers in the east and across the south of Ukraine were really Russians who'd been fooled into thinking they were Ukrainians. Look at where you are for a good language example...
I am going to have to spend some time on Sunday around one of my wife's friends, a Russian expat and über Putin supporter.
The last time they visited, it was just as the war was starting. I had steeled myself to try to avoid discussing the war because I wanted to be a nice, hospitable host, and didn't want to say what I wanted to say(such as, go jump in the lake, but in more direct tones
) . She constantly tried to steer conversations toward her agit-prop, but I didn't go there with her.It will be interesting to hear how her attitude has changed since the war began, if at all. In February, she was convinced the the entire world was hoodwinked by false propaganda in the media, and that Putin's goals were noble.
It's going to be much harder this time around for me to listen to such b.s. and not say something. Maybe extended absences from the table might do the trick.
I can't wait for your Monday report. It could be interesting.I am going to have to spend some time on Sunday around one of my wife's friends, a Russian expat and über Putin supporter.
The last time they visited, it was just as the war was starting. I had steeled myself to try to avoid discussing the war because I wanted to be a nice, hospitable host, and didn't want to say what I wanted to say(such as, go jump in the lake, but in more direct tones
It will be interesting to hear how her attitude has changed since the war began, if at all. In February, she was convinced the the entire world was hoodwinked by false propaganda in the media, and that Putin's goals were noble.
It's going to be much harder this time around for me to listen to such b.s. and not say something. Maybe extended absences from the table might do the trick.
Ukraine war has pushed Japanese away from war-renouncing stance, political analyst says
The public mood in Japan has become less opposed to arming its self-defense forces after Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, an analyst said.
Last I saw, they were not longer at war with the Russia, having ended that in the mid-50s, but there's still tension over the Kuril Islands, occupied by Russia at the end of WWII and never resolved...At least one good thing is coming of this war.Ukraine war has pushed Japanese away from war-renouncing stance, political analyst says
The public mood in Japan has become less opposed to arming its self-defense forces after Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, an analyst said.www.cnbc.com
Well, I keep hearing - from sources all over - that we're weakening militarily. Yes, other countries supporting their own defense is a good thing, but projection of US power has historically been really good at keeping bad actors from pushing their boundaries too hard.At least one good thing is coming of this war.Ukraine war has pushed Japanese away from war-renouncing stance, political analyst says
The public mood in Japan has become less opposed to arming its self-defense forces after Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, an analyst said.
I've long been against the amount of money we spend, wanting instead for other countries to pick up the tab for their own defense (or at lease a substantial part of it). But I'd never really thought what the potential loss of US military preeminence / hegemony would mean for the overall balance of world power. I suspect we're just beginning to see what that looks like.
The report may be pretty subdued. The expat is getting married and needs my wife and I to be witnesses.
It's one of those marriages so she can remain in country. Her visa is about to expire and her ex-husband wants to keep her here. Complicated situation. He is also an expat Russian, but I believe his sympathies lie with Ukraine(like most decent Russians).
If all of our allies start contributing to their defense as much as we do then the U.S. will be in a better situation militarily, not a weaker one. We should be able to look at our alliances as partnerships instead of them just being host countries for our nukes and launch sites into their corner of the world.
Judging from some that we've seen, it looks like Ukraine has waked some up. One fear I have is that, now Putin's army has been revealed as an empty pile of poop, the urge to up defense spending may fade again, as soon as the present crisis is more or less resolved...
Excellent reporting today on Morning Joe. Coverage of Russian UN representative's scathing public resignation. Discussion of Putin with Katty Kay of the BBC and Max Boot of the Washington Post and and Senior Fellow on the Counsel of Foreign Relations. Max Boot's Comments are on the mark if anyone wishes to advance the video to his segment.
Good luck. Many Americans cant even see the truth about the tI am going to have to spend some time on Sunday around one of my wife's friends, a Russian expat and über Putin supporter.
The last time they visited, it was just as the war was starting. I had steeled myself to try to avoid discussing the war because I wanted to be a nice, hospitable host, and didn't want to say what I wanted to say(such as, go jump in the lake, but in more direct tones
It will be interesting to hear how her attitude has changed since the war began, if at all. In February, she was convinced the the entire world was hoodwinked by false propaganda in the media, and that Putin's goals were noble.
It's going to be much harder this time around for me to listen to such b.s. and not say something. Maybe extended absences from the table might do the trick.
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