They havent lost in Afghanistan. There loyal suppporters are part of government still. And that was War fully funded and supported by West against Russians. Russia is waiting for certain decision wrt to Eastern EU from EU countries before it gives final ultimatum wrt to Afghanistan.
I love this – Soviets topple existing government and eventually withdraw leaving what? The basis for the rise of extreme political Islam. What a victory that was!
As for ultimatiums, I have heard this before. You may be right, but then other ultimatiums haven’t amounted to much, so who is going to believe you?
NATO cannot survive for even a single month if Russia chose to take sides. things have changed permanently. better wake up to new reality.
Really, NATO is a big organisation, much bigger than a single failed superpower. Parts of it may have left themselves in an awkward position wrt Russia, but NATO is bigger than a few European countries.
PS: things NEVER change permantly – the flow of history and all that.
Decolonization would not have happened without overhleming Soviet threat to EU. EU militaries would have free to pursue the same policies just like before first second world war.
What utter trash, though it may have played a role. Just as significant, if not more so, was US influence on post-war European policies. it was the US who put the kibosh on Suez, because THEY held the influence (money that we desperately needed. It most certainly was not the military capabilities of Eygpt or Soviets that stopped that.
All Islamic countries are very gratefull to Russia as the first to recognize and fight the Islamic threat which destroys there social fabric. U will not find a single criticism from any islamic country with respect to Russian action in Georgia and for that matter gas price increase for EU.
They are grateful for someone who doesn’t ask to many questions, nothing more.
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