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TwilightGardener

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11. I think we're starting to stand up to China more, actually.

Reply to Igel (Reply #8)

Sun Jul 27, 2014, 02:44 PM

Jul 2014

Had we backed down from the ADIZ they invented in November over the Senkaku islands, that would have been bad. (Commercial flights still identify themselves and file flight plans, to my knowledge, but after the MH17 shootdown, it's clear why that's necessary.) I don't think we've pulled back, even with the dangers of ships colliding and fighter jets being scrambled--but Vietnam is kind of on its own in dealing with China, they're not like S. Korea or Japan or the Phillippines to us. About all we can do with their squabbles is denounce it.

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Pushing locals aside, Russians take top rebel posts in east Ukraine [View all] geek tragedy Jul 2014 OP

"This whole 'rebellion' seems to be armed Astroturf from across the border" Duckhunter935 Jul 2014 #1

so by that standard, we shouldn't offer any assistance or troops to the coup government in Ukraine yurbud Jul 2014 #17

well there is your problem right there Duckhunter935 Jul 2014 #20

I don't support either side in that conflict, but I do care about what my government yurbud Jul 2014 #23

But it's such an organic home-grown rebellion! How can this be? TwilightGardener Jul 2014 #2

Antyufeyev is also wanted in Latvia, for trying to restore Soviet Union control muriel_volestrangler Jul 2014 #3

. geek tragedy Jul 2014 #4

Hilarious video! Always loved that song, never saw this. Thanks. freshwest Jul 2014 #12

And yet we have DUers who STILL say Putin has no interest in any or Ukraine. nt 7962 Jul 2014 #5

Don't you know it's all a cookie based plot for world domination by NeoCons & Nuland! EX500rider Jul 2014 #6

... freshwest Jul 2014 #15

Antyufeev was happy enough with Transnistria. Igel Jul 2014 #8

I think we're starting to stand up to China more, actually. TwilightGardener Jul 2014 #11

A lot of people here would call you a right-winger! But I think you're spot on. 7962 Jul 2014 #13

And then it got weird Bosonic Jul 2014 #7

WTF? NickB79 Jul 2014 #22

BTW, why do these Russian guys go by two names? TwilightGardener Jul 2014 #9

Too many consonants in Russian words. Just say Meh! freshwest Jul 2014 #16

Here's an interesting news blip. Igel Jul 2014 #10

Another darn good assessment. nt 7962 Jul 2014 #14

It's a neocon dream, but the timetable is in delay ... Assad is 2 years overdue jakeXT Jul 2014 #21

Maybe Akhmetov rumors, being a former SBU man and giving that strange Reuters interview jakeXT Jul 2014 #18

Well, we now know why Khodakovsky was so forthcoming about the presence of Buk amandabeech Jul 2014 #19

Locking. Purveyor Jul 2014 #24