A Political Thread pt. 2

[dirty harry]

Araghchi being politically minded as usual lol.

"Our powerful armed forces are making clear to the world that the war criminals hiding in shelters in Tel Aviv will not go unpunished for their crimes," he said in a post on social media.

"We will continue to pummel the cowards for as long as needed to make sure that they are no longer firing at our people."

You'd think a nation who is pleading with Trump to calm Netinyahu, and promote a ceasefir would use less threatening wording? I mean, they've been flat out calling for countries like Turkey, and Pakistan to join their 'Islamic army' so who knows.

 

[McTallshort]

Araghchi being politically minded as usual lol.

"Our powerful armed forces are making clear to the world that the war criminals hiding in shelters in Tel Aviv will not go unpunished for their crimes," he said in a post on social media.

"We will continue to pummel the cowards for as long as needed to make sure that they are no longer firing at our people."

You'd think a nation who is pleading with Trump to calm Netinyahu, and promote a ceasefir would use less threatening wording? I mean, they've been flat out calling for countries like Turkey, and Pakistan to join their 'Islamic army' so who knows.

What should they be saying then? "Please stop attacking us Israel we are really sorry for whatever it is we are supposed to have done"

 

[Ddanno]

Trump apologist, Andrew Tate apologist, Zionist apologist, protest suppression apologist. Have I forgotten any? Doesn't matter, all that already adds up to troll ****.

 

[dirty harry]

What should they be saying then? "Please stop attacking us Israel we are really sorry for whatever it is we are supposed to have done"

I mean, i wouldn't go that far, but would you advocate for their call for an Islamic Army to wipe Isreal off the map?

Are these words going to help any cease fire they are advocating for?

What do you think?

 

[dirty harry]

Trump apologist, Andrew Tate apologist, Zionist apologist, protest suppression apologist. Have I forgotten any? Doesn't matter, all that already adds up to troll ****.

You forgot 'factually accurate' if you could add that in that would be greeeeaaaattt...

You say troll, but have never countered a single point, at least Ragey before rage quitting and Welsh were brave enough to take on a position, there's a severe abundance of cowardice in your posts trying to dismiss facts, and harass the only partial dissenting voice from the thread don't you think?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

You forgot 'factually accurate'

No he didn't

 

[dirty harry]

No he didn't

Oh I know he didnt, but he should add it, that statement in itself is factually accurate hahaha

 

[McTallshort]

The Wargame podcast: What if Russia attacked the UK?

A new five-part podcast series from Sky News and Tortoise called The Wargame simulates a Russian attack on the UK. It is the kind of exercise that is genuinely tested inside government - but in this version nothing is classified.

news.sky.com

If anyone wants to listen to a very good if somewhat scary podcast then give this a go. It's a wargame of what would happen if there was a UK-Russian conflict and how it would play out with the current political climate. It's got a lot of former cabinet ministers and MOD staff playing parts including Ben Wallace and Jack Straw. Well worth a listen

 

[Welsh Exile]

The Wargame podcast: What if Russia attacked the UK?

A new five-part podcast series from Sky News and Tortoise called The Wargame simulates a Russian attack on the UK. It is the kind of exercise that is genuinely tested inside government - but in this version nothing is classified.

news.sky.com

If anyone wants to listen to a very good if somewhat scary podcast then give this a go. It's a wargame of what would happen if there was a UK-Russian conflict and how it would play out with the current political climate. It's got a lot of former cabinet ministers and MOD staff playing parts including Ben Wallace and Jack Straw. Well worth a listen

Errrr, thanks and all but "who would win out of 60 thousand WW2 troops vs 6 million Vikings" is much more up my street.

 

[McTallshort]

Errrr, thanks and all but "who would win out of 60 thousand WW2 troops vs 6 million Vikings" is much more up my street.

It would be the Vikings

 

[Welsh Exile]

It would be the Vikings

 

[Welsh Exile]

I asked chat GPT who would win in a fight between 100 unarmed men v 1 silverback gorilla. I need to do some work I think.

 

[Which Tyler]

It would be the Vikings

Especially as no weapons were specified.
In which case, 1 Viking is going to require several WWII soldiers, as only one of them truly knows how to fight to the death unarmed

 

[Welsh Exile]

Especially as no weapons were specified.
In which case, 1 Viking is going to require several WWII soldiers, as only one of them truly knows how to fight to the death unarmed

WW2 soldiers are allowed guns and tanks. I'd still say Vikings all day.

 

[Which Tyler]

WW2 soldiers are allowed guns and tanks. I'd still say Vikings all day.

Same.
TBH, I'd take the vikings at 600k vs 60k as well - they may not have had medieval longbows, but their bows were still pretty good.

Hell, at 10:1, even if you take away their bows, but leave them their shields, axes, swords etc - enough would get through in a charge to cause serious damage to the WWII era guys

 

[Welsh Exile]

Same.
TBH, I'd take the vikings at 600k vs 60k as well - they may not have had medieval longbows, but their bows were still pretty good.

Hell, at 10:1, even if you take away their bows, but leave them their shields, axes, swords etc - enough would get through in a charge to cause serious damage to the WWII era guys

I think 600k is pushing it but doable. I'd want to see over a million Vikings to feel more comfortable of the Viking win.

 

[McTallshort]

I think 600k is pushing it but doable. I'd want to see over a million Vikings to feel more comfortable of the Viking win.

A million vikings would be dead of sickness inside a week

 

[General Melchett]

If the Viking boat came from an IKEA flatpack I'd have to side with the WWII lads.

 

[Which Tyler]

A million vikings would be dead of sickness inside a week

Let's assume the fight is the first day...

But yeah, once numbers are into the thousands, Vikings would have severe difficulties maintaining a campaign.

Romans, on the other hand...

 

[McTallshort]

Let's assume the fight is the first day...

But yeah, once numbers are into the thousands, Vikings would have severe difficulties maintaining a campaign.

Romans, on the other hand...

Roman legions were only 10k strong and you rarely had more than a couple in the field together