clintsmoker
Member since Jul 2008 • Last active Mar 2023Most recent activity
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real politik suggests that when NATO and the west started courting Georgia and Ukraine around 06 then of course Russia was going to feel under threat. Akin to China moving military resources into Canada or Mexico or similar to the Cuban missile crisis. No world power is going to be happy with their enemies making those kind of moves.
In addition, the Ukraine means nothing to the US in terms of strategic importance so leading them down the primrose path was a bit naughty when you realise they aren't going to get caught up in a fist fight.
However, Putin is a noisy needy child that thinks Russia is a great power when in reality it is a basket case with nuclear weapons.
The West are playing a decent chess game at the moment and Putin and Russia are finished unless they agree to suck Chinese cock for the next 100 years or start a nuclear war in a one man temper tantrum. Unfortunately Ukraine will get badly waisted as the price for removing Russia from the stage. Hopefully all the billions from the Oligarchs will be used to rebuild it. -
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSNo2FPQDQw
Worth a watch, as are all PBS documentaries about Putin including the many entitled 'the Putin files'
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Townsend single handedly carried England to one of the tournaments back in his day. In a turgid England squad he was the only player willing to attack and run at people and impact the scoreline. Seem to remember he got badly injured and then Poch came to spurs and didn't fancy him for some reason. Never really the same player again.
Doped to the gills. Some suggest a training regimen based on caffeine. But no amount of caffeine can see players pressing like Liverpool did every single game of last season with a small squad and and a run for the quadruple. This is their off season . Dortmund were the same. Klopps a doper.