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> The war isn't illegal. You're going to have to specify a framework if you want to make statements about legality.
US law, which is the only relevant law to discuss the actions of the president of the US.
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Yes, I'm sure Putin told Trump to take out 2 of his allies in succession...
You don't understand Russian mentality. The closer ally you are, the more likely you'll find yourself being defenestrated.
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Careful what you wish for, their History revisionism is remarkable and soon you'd find a narrative preaching that Western culture was all made up (in part by the usual suspects), not even the Holocaust will survive - just follow some social media trends and you'll see what's already happening.
> not even the Holocaust will survive Which one ?
My interpretation is that you're asking "which Holocaust won't survive historical revisionism", and there are two options (both are red flags):
- you're deliberately trying to dilute the designation of Holocaust, by stating there are other "holocausts", by which you're probably referring to other genocides - when in reality the Holocaust is the name given to the genocide at the hands of Nazis; it's the same has asking "which Holodomor?" in the context of my statement.
- you're implying the Holocaust didn't exist, as if there was a list of "many holocausts", some historically true, others historically false;
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Much of their support has also come from the EU, and the EU has a lot more than that. The EU has more fighters and ships, more tanks, more soldiers. It is true that the EU didn't and still doesn't have deep ammo reserves, though. But it has far more capacity to ramp up production of these than Russia has; the Russian economy is about the size of that of the Benelux.
> It is true that the EU didn't and still doesn't have deep ammo reserves, though Indeed it is true. But it is also changing, the stockpiles are growing.
In the 1990s everybody was eager to believe that war was finally and forever over. Some held on to that delusion for a bit too long, but not anymore.
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I take it you didn't read the source? > As a source puts it, the French said: "Would you like more soldiers? You could have them. Would you like more naval support? You could have that. Would you like more air support? You could have that too."
I did, but it simply wouldn't have happened. Whatever about boots on the ground and ships deployed, they would not have fired a shot. There is zero appetite for war with the US.
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It is on the table, on the table means it is still discussed, that is what they are there for. If it wasn't on the table they wouldn't go there to discuss it. On the table doesn't mean it is already decided they will send anything.
Who's discussing what exactly? Give sources, everyone publicly said it's not on the table. Your own link doesn't mention any of this. France/UK/Spain/Italy/Germany/Greece all very clearly stated they won't send jack shit to Hormuz while the war is active, they're the biggest navies in Europe, so who's left?
Then what is this statement from the UK government where they say many of the worlds biggest powers are ready to support it? Countries say a lot of things publicly to change it the next day. To me it looks like them helping protecting it is still on the table.
"We express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait. We welcome the commitment of nations who are engaging in preparatory planning."
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-from-the-...
They also have said they will send drones to help clear mines, but they still feel ships are probably a bit too risky. But that means sending ships is still on the table if things change in the future, he said all options are considered to open the straight, meaning no option is off the table.
"He added: “All of these things are being looked at in concert with our allies … Any options that can help to get the strait reopened are being looked at."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/15/uk-plans-mines...
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Yes really, firstly it worked, and secondly it forced Americans to reckon with murdering and betraying their friends across the Atlantic. You can take Greenland, but you must live with the infamy and treachery of it all. And Trump blinked.
I would expect the territory after a brief economic war to be returned with apologies and reparations by the next president of the USA.
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Nah mate, Rich powerful countries could also keep slaves and no one would be able to stop it by force. But they don't. Civilisation advances.
They don't because the west banned slavery on moral grounds, and enforced it on the rest of the world. That advance is actually just western power in effect.
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> The war isn't illegal. You're going to have to specify a framework if you want to make statements about legality.
US law, which is the only relevant law to discuss the actions of the president of the US.
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> not even the Holocaust will survive Which one ?
I didn't understand the question, can you expand on it? My interpretation is that you're asking "which Holocaust won't survive historical revisionism", and there are two options (both are red flags): - you're deliberately trying to dilute the designation of Holocaust, by stating there are other "holocausts", by which you're probably referring to other genocides - when in reality the Holocaust is the name given to the…
Being at the other end of colonialism, we are aware of many holocausts and acknowledge them if not equally we don't identify any one as 'the holocaust'.
Don't get me wrong, I suspect our values mostly agree.
I literally have a 3ft by 3ft Anne Frank's photograph as a poster in my bedroom as a reminder. Lest we forget.
I wrote the code myself to enlarge and distribute, with minimal pixelation, a small photograph of her at her desk. I printed it out split over multiple letter sized sheets. I did not have access to a wide form factor printer then. I still remember figuring out the libpgm libppm libraries from source. Assembled and glued the jigsaw puzzle and framed the result. There are some millimetric misalignments due to printer roller slips.
This was from many decades ago, when I was in college. It is still there on my bedroom wall.