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Apr 20 2022 01:59pm
Quote (chopstickz777 @ Apr 20 2022 07:49pm)
Russians are tough SOB's man. They aren't thinking about their own lives when they go to battle, they're thinking about how they can effectively help their guys and destroy the enemy.

That Russian soldier mentioned earlier took a bullet to the heart and kept fighting for 5 minutes. Five minutes! And thanks to his sacrifice his mates were able to escape from the killzone they walked into.


Both you and Ukrainians are tough, certainly a lot tougher than in most Western countries like the US

Still, the supposedly tough Chechens that some silly people in here were frothing at the mouth over got stomped at Hostomel
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Apr 20 2022 02:01pm
I'm suspecting Chechens are treating ukrainians (civilians and soldiers) much better than Russians, but this is only a supposition.
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Apr 20 2022 02:01pm
Quote (Saucisson6000 @ 20 Apr 2022 22:54)
Nice, why aren't you on the frontline ?


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Quote (Norlander @ 20 Apr 2022 20:01)
Too old


Ah ok ! i understand now.
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Apr 20 2022 02:04pm
Quote (chopstickz777 @ Apr 20 2022 02:50pm)
Going to war over Taiwan is just as stupid and reckless as going to war over Ukraine.

How long before China starts using nuclear weapons if the US attacks them over Taiwan?


We didn't go to war over Ukraine, Ivan.

Attack in this sense is going on the offensive, which no one is talking about. Keeping China from enslaving Taiwan defensively is what we're talking about. Words in English carry certain connotations, and you would do well to study them better.
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Quote (Santara @ 21 Apr 2022 03:47)
While China views Taiwan as a core issue, the rest of the world at least tacitly views them as a separate nation. We just don't give them official recognition due to how badly China would react.

I think it's an even wager whether China succeeds on its first try. US Navy surface units will have to stay well away from China's coasts, increasing time for aerial sorties to engage, and China has a massive ship building advantage. American supremacy in submarine warfare would determine if enough ships could be destroyed transiting the straight, but even then, Chinese airborne troops could be inserted with much greater ease (relatively speaking).


Yes, you are quite right in this issue, but let me give you my point of view from my knowledge as superficial as it is.
Taiwan was a vassal of Qing Dynasty and we all know what happens after when Japan colonized Taiwan.

Right after WW2 the " Official" Government of China was the KMT, and China proper which included Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang were so called "Return" to China ( I might be wrong with Tibet though, but this is something I kinda vaguely remembered). If the KMT is still in power Taiwan would have not pose any significant issues with the West or mainly USA. Because they share similar values. As a matter of fact China would have been the West strongest "ally" to contain the Soviet Bloc if the KMT govt won the civil war.

The case is when civil war broke out the CCP won. The United Nations at that point of time recognized Taiwan as the official China due to the KMT government . Technically China and Taiwan is still in a " Civil War " but due to their friendly ceasefire, their relationship is not as tumultuous as North and South Korea.
It didn't really help when Nixon and Kissinger made their inaugural visit to CCP China during the 60s. As we all know the KMT Taiwan (China) governed seat in the United Nations was eventually given to CCP China with some help from the United States of course.

So the difference between Taiwan and Ukraine is , one is a sovereign nation and the other one is unresolved.

Then again I heard that TSMC has been moving her operations to the USA, Singapore and possibly India. So if Taiwan do not possess any significant interest to the USA. Perhaps they might not be willing to lift a finger if things escalate.
Ukraine however is a completely different scenario.

Sorry mate I know TLDR... :cry: but thank you for reading if you manage. :lol:

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Apr 20 2022 02:13pm
Quote (Santara @ Apr 20 2022 02:04pm)
We didn't go to war over Ukraine, Ivan.

Attack in this sense is going on the offensive, which no one is talking about. Keeping China from enslaving Taiwan defensively is what we're talking about. Words in English carry certain connotations, and you would do well to study them better.


There is no "defensive" war once US aircraft carriers start flying sorties and bombing Chinese forces trying to move into Taiwan.

No, it's a full-scale war at that point because it can rapidly escalate into other theatres, or to ballistic missile strikes being exchanged between the two forces.

And what happens if China sinks an aircraft carrier launching these theoretical sorties?

Is it not at that point a full-scale war between the United States and China?
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Quote (chopstickz777 @ Apr 20 2022 03:13pm)
There is no "defensive" war once US aircraft carriers start flying sorties and bombing Chinese forces start trying to move into Taiwan.

No, it's a full-scale war at that point because it can rapidly escalate into other theatres, or to ballistic missile strikes being exchanged between the two forces.

And what happens if China sinks an aircraft carrier launching these theoretical sorties?

Is it not at that point a full-scale war between the United States and China?


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Apr 20 2022 02:24pm
I met some Ukrainian women who fled Ukraine and were residing at the place of my ex female work colleague. One of them was from Bucha but she fled before the tragedy happened. The most shocking story she told me was shelling happened close to her window while she was making a soup. She was in shock for a while then decided to finally leave the area and flee to west. The other shocking revelation I heard from them, around half of the Azov members are ethnic Russians (!!). Are there any real Ukrainians here to clarify or did she just made it up?

This post was edited by babun1024 on Apr 20 2022 02:25pm
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Quote (babun1024 @ Apr 20 2022 08:24pm)
I met some Ukrainian women who fled Ukraine and were residing at the place of my ex female work colleague. One of them was from Bucha but she fled before the tragedy happened. The most shocking story she told me was shelling happened close to her window while she was making a soup. She was in shock for a while then decided to finally leave the area and flee to west. The other shocking revelation I heard from them, around half of the Azov members are ethnic Russians (!!). Are there any real Ukrainians here to clarify or did she just made it up?


I am a real Ukrainian and can confirm she made it up
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