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    Thailand 2.67 2.83 (No. 9 in Asia)

    Inflation Rate - Countries - List | Asia

    China 0.1 0.7 (No. 2 in Asia)

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    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post
    Thailand 2.67 2.83 (No. 9 in Asia)

    Inflation Rate - Countries - List | Asia

    China 0.1 0.7 (No. 2 in Asia)
    Yeaaaa . . . China wins . . . OhWoe is happy . . . in a list of inflation on a thread about weapons

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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    Yeaaaa . . . China wins . . . OhWoe is happy . . . in a list of inflation on a thread about weapons
    Yeah but the chinkies are a bunch of liars as we already know from the last post in the Covid thread, and their lying about how much loan sharking they've been doing to the third world.

    So they're most likely lying about this as well.

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    Xi's China nothing more than a paper tiger 'playing war'

    Twenty-seven cowards flew into and breached Taiwan airspace Wednesday.

    Let me repeat that. Twenty-seven cowards, piloting various military aircraft, breached Taiwan's airspace, in a dramatic show of force by the People's Liberation Army Air Force.

    All because US House Leader Nancy Pelosi decided to make a visit to the democratic island of 22 million people this week.

    Chinese leader Xi Jinping went ballistic — they see her as an enemy and she is. Pelosi is a China hawk, and it riles Beijing that she would dare carry out a state visit and rub it in their faces.

    In retaliation, the Chinese will hold military drills in quadrants surrounding the country, which China considers a rogue province that needs to be reined in.

    This, after threatening to shoot down Pelosi's plane, which was escorted by five F-15 Eagles, ready to mix it up if they had to.

    Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden sent in the USS Ronald Reagan strike force into the Taiwan Strait, raising fears of a confrontation.

    At least, that's how mainstream media and some of my colleagues see it. A Cuban missile crisis waiting to happen, with JFK and RFK not here to look after things.

    A frightening prospect on the surface of it.

    Playing down Biden's ability as president also feeds into the fear. I mean, let's face it, he's not exactly Ronnie Reagan.

    So, with all hell breaking loose in the South China Sea, you're probably wondering what the heck is going on, and if the world is on the brink, as some have told you.

    First off, as I said, these guys who flew into Taiwan's ADIZ yesterday, were all cowards.

    Why? Because they know nobody is going to be shooting at them or take them on in a dogfight to the death.

    They will all be assured of returning home, to a nice dinner and a warm bed at the end of the day — not to mention a nice big wide, friendly runway.

    Folks, China is good at "playing war," but they haven't seen any real action in decades. Nor do any of their leadership, none of which has proved themselves in any conflict.

    Paper tigers, that's all they are.

    And showing dramatic staged videos of their military forces during Pelosi's visit was a laugh on a par with the Three Stooges.

    Which reminds me, do you think there's a good reason why none of these cowards — none of them — faced off with the USS Reagan carrier force?

    Nobody has buzzed the Reagan! Hmmm... I wonder why?

    That's because they know what awaits them — US Navy pilots, among the best in the world, are just waiting, itching, to get up there and teach those pretenders a lesson.

    You wanna play tag? Bring it on ...

    PLAAF pilots don't have to worry about landing a jet fighter low on fuel, on a pitching carrier deck, at night in the South China Sea.

    During the Vietnam war, US pilots had it much tougher.

    One minute, having a great dinner and drinks on a carrier after a job well done ... another minute, parachuting into the jungle, being captured, roughed up and spending years in the infamous Hanoi Hilton.

    Two very distinctive possibilities.

    Do you think the US Navy needs to show artistically staged, warlike videos to the world, to show they are capable? LOL! Give me a break.

    Paper tigers. Nothing more, nothing less.

    If anything, this just proves that China doesn't have the balls ... they don't.

    Xi's dream is for China to become the No. 1 economy in the world, and, hate to say it, they are fast approaching that.

    Why would Xi want to give all that up, all that amazing progress, for the alternative. A deadly alternative.

    One US nuclear submarine could turn every major Chinese city into a burning cinder. In the time you have taken to read this far, those missiles would be halfway to their targets.

    Paper tigers.

    Do you want to know why we are standing up to these idiots? Let me tell you.

    In 2019, two brave Australian news correspondents got a knock on their door in the middle of the night in both Shanghai and Beijing.

    They had ignored warnings from DFAT, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs, who got wind of what was going down.

    Sure enough, Chinese security officials were about to charge them under national security laws the next day. A virtual prison sentence, and not a nice one either.

    Thankfully, they had the good sense to go directly to the Aussie embassy, who held high level talks and got them off with just deportation.

    What had they done to deserve this? They reported the news, honestly and fairly.

    The Chinese also confiscated a pet dog, but the Aussies got the last laugh on that too ... smuggling "Huey" out of the country, where he now lives a free life in Tokyo.

    Google it, it's a great story.

    Folks, I don't know about you, but would you like to live in a country with no freedom of speech, no freedom of the press, no freedom of religion and no freedom of assembly?

    However broken our world is, however bad our prime minister is (and yeah, he's bad), however bad the US president is ... I will take it over Chinese control of the world.

    This is about democracy vs. authoritarianism. Winner take all, loser, lose all.

    Which is why I am thankful for Gen. Mark Milley, and the other Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon, who have our backs. They know the Chinese can't be trusted.

    And by the way, Milley didn't just fall off a turnip truck, either.

    According to SOFREP, he was a brigade commander in Iraq and made his way up through open sewage in Abu Ghraib and was promoted to Colonel. He was known to have a decisive methodology.

    With a proven portfolio in battle, he is also good at finding common ground with different types of people. This is what made him both powerful and influential in his role as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

    Nor does he have any illusions about Beijing or its ambitions.

    And we're not just talking about Taiwan. In just 60 days, multiple provocations happened mainly in the Asia Pacific Region.

    “The message is the Chinese military, in the air and at sea, have become significantly more and noticeably more aggressive,” Milley said recently.

    While it may not be a good thing to pull the dragon's tail, can we just sit back and be bullied? We only have to look at Ukraine to realize we can't afford to do nothing.

    In the grand scheme of things, Pelosi had every right to visit — contrary to what some media outlets like the New York Times were saying.

    In an op-ed, the Times called it "utterly reckless."

    Words I would rather use to describe China's live-fire exercises around the island. That, my friends, is reckless and pointless.

    If anything, President Xi has shown us exactly why we have to stand up to him and his expansionist policies.

    And make no mistake, this is only Round One in a heavyweight bout, one of many to come.

    If you thought this was scary, just wait.

    We will soon find out, who stands for what.

    MAKICHUK: Xi's China nothing more than a paper tiger 'playing war' | News | westernstandard.news

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    And one Russian S500, makes it extinct.

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    Ref #29 Opinions are not facts. The problem with the world today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BKKBoet View Post
    Military Watch Magazine
    You know...

    2 billion dollars for a B-2 !

    Either they must be wonder weapons or some taxpayers are getting shafted no end.


    Meant for bombing brown people, aren't they ?

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    Wouldn't Russia be a paper bear?

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    Eh ?

    BHowski Snowski has confirmed them a paper tiger, so we'd better leave it at that

    Russia and China confirmed as paper tigers-oip-1-jpg

    Here is a paper mache version and a bonus rabbit

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    Quote Originally Posted by BKKBoet View Post
    Ref #29 Opinions are not facts. The problem with the world today.
    And this is Speakers, not World News.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    And this is Speakers, not World News.
    Hair splitting. Western "news" media are full of opinion as are "anti western" news media. Time the TD mods wake up to this reality and, for example, merge the War in Ukraine news thread and the War in Ukraine dog house thread. Trash name calling and off topic crap and carry on.
    "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect,"

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    Quote Originally Posted by BKKBoet View Post
    Military Watch Magazine


    100% confirmed this bozo is Sabang. He refers to the same crap propaganda sites. Military watch magazine is a piece of trash blog ran by some Indian guy and riddled with falsehoods and inaccuracies.

    Quote Originally Posted by BKKBoet View Post
    And one Russian S500, makes it extinct.


    Russian air defense is garbage. They could not even shoot down Ukrainian drones powered by moped engines yesterday that successfully struck muscovy. How the hell are they going to shoot down a stealth bomber?



    BTW Sab/BKKBoet, the Ukrainians shot down 11 Iskander missiles yesterday. You know, the ones that you used to claim they couldn't shoot down. Oh, and do you know what they used to shoot them down with? The Patriots that you claimed the ruzzians blew up...

    Quote Originally Posted by BKKBoet View Post
    2 days ago a Kinzhal destroyed a Patriot battery in Kiev
    Nope. That clearly never happened.



    Paper tiger confirmed. Nice to see that Helge has already attached himself firmly to your pant leg.

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    Putin Faces Watershed Moment After Drones Attack Moscow

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    And one Russian S500, makes it extinct.
    moscow was hit by drone strikes on Tuesday morning, and the political implications for Russian President Vladimir Putin could be either positive or negative.So far, the Kremlin has downplayed the attack. Russian officials have said only eight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were involved, while local Telegram channels reported that around 30 drones participated, with damage to residential buildings but no known casualties. The Kremlin has also blamed Ukraine for the attack, but Kyiv has denied responsibility.

    Western observers have said that Putin has waged a carefully constructed information campaign throughout the war in Ukraine, pushing the narrative that Russia is winning and Ukraine is relying on Western support.

    He is continuing those PR efforts, according to the Russian independent news outlet Meduza. It reported that unnamed sources said the Putin administration had informed state-run media to note the "successful work of air defense forces" during coverage of the attack and to state that the goal of the "provocation" was not achieved.

    In explaining how the drone attack could affect Putin's PR war, Mark Katz, a professor at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government, told Newsweek that "if the Kremlin made a big deal about it, then the question of how Russian military and security forces [could] have allowed this to occur will arise."

    "Still, if there are more drone attacks on Moscow, then the Russian public will wonder: What about the effectiveness of how Russian forces are [doing] in Ukraine?"
    Could Putin Use the Attack to His Advantage?

    Katz noted a possible positive consequence could come for Putin from future drone attacks.

    "Russian civilian casualties, of course, could actually result in increased Russian public support—or lack of opposition—for the Kremlin's war effort," he said.

    Katz added that "perhaps later" such attacks could "start to undermine Russian public support for the continuation of the war" if the conflict "isn't resulting in Russian victory but is resulting in Russian casualties far from the front."

    Northwestern University political science professor William Reno told Newsweek that "some right-wing Russian commentators argue that this and other attacks will rally Russians to support this war."

    "The risk for Putin's government, however, is that these attacks cause Russians to wonder why it's all gone so wrong and to blame the Kremlin for these mistakes. Putin appears to care about public opinion, given his unwillingness to authorize another large-scale mobilization," Reno said. "The use of Wagner and other private military groups in combat in Ukraine shows that the Kremlin prefers operations that mute the impact of this war on the average Russian, that it is a 'special military operation,' not a war."

    Mark Galeotti, a London-based political scientist and author of the 2022 book Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine, questioned why the Kremlin was drawing parallels to previous assaults on Moscow by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1812 and by Nazi Germany during World War II when discussing the drone attack.

    "These were truly dire moments, and Moscow itself, after all, was burned almost to the ground under Napoleon," Galeotti told Newsweek. "In the attempt to downplay it, they're also making deeply troubling comparisons."

    Could Russia Have Faked the Attacks?

    Given the response from Russia, Galeotti said he believes the drones were not an incident orchestrated by Kremlin to drum up public support for the war.

    "The idea that this was some kind of false flag attack to try and mobilize the Russian people becomes even more discredited when it's clear that they don't really have any kind of decent narrative ready to roll out when it happens," he said.

    Were Anti-Putin Russians Responsible?

    If Ukraine wasn't behind the attacks and Russia didn't create them itself, another possibility is that Russian dissidents carried out the strikes. Earlier this month, two Russian anti-government groups—the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom for Russia Legion—claimed responsibility for attacks in Russia's Belgorod region, and they or a similar group could have targeted Moscow on Tuesday.

    No matter if the Ukrainians or dissidents were behind Tuesday's incident, Putin's PR efforts could be in trouble, according to another expert.

    David Silbey, an associate professor of history at Cornell and director of teaching and learning at Cornell in Washington, told Newsweek that Putin's messaging campaign within Russia had already "seen its ups and downs" before the drone strikes.

    "For the most part, Russian public opinion has remained reasonably steadfast in support of the war (though how much of that is a fear of answering pollsters honestly is hard to tell)," Silbey said in an email. "There have been several cracks in that wall, however. Most notably, the conscription of a lot of Russian men caused a fair amount of public unrest within Russia, and lately the massive losses have begun to take their toll."

    Silbey continued, "The drone strike adds to that, I think. It's a sign that the Ukrainians (or their allies) can reach out and touch even the heart of the Russian political system. That's certainly got to spook Putin a bit. The historical parallel is when the British bombed Berlin early in WWII, it sent Hitler into a frenzy because he understood the public symbolism of it quite well. My guess is that Putin does too."

    https://www.newsweek.com/putin-faces...moscow-1803452

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    I am aware that you aren't funny, but what is it with you and your 'canned laughter' ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by helge View Post
    I am aware that you aren't funny, but what is it with you and your 'canned laughter' ?
    Stick to humping Sab/BKKBoet's leg, you sad cretin.

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    DEFENDERS OF KYIV: During last night’s sustained attacks, Ukrainian air defense is reported to have intercepted 10 out of 10 Russian Iskander short range ballistic missiles. This was a ‘type against target’ interception rate of 100%.
    Russia and China confirmed as paper tigers-iezdcng-jpg


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    More 'canned laugh' ?

    The citizens of Kiev do not share your .....humour.


    Psycho

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    Quote Originally Posted by helge View Post
    The citizens of Kiev do not share your .....humour.
    You do not speak for any Ukrainians, you blathering idiot. You for one refuse to acknowledge that genocide is being committed by ruzzia in Ukraine, you also accused pickle of being a "genocide supporter" for siding with Ukraine, the country that was illegally invaded. You are a twat.

    Quote Originally Posted by helge View Post
    Psycho
    Drunk again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norton View Post
    Hair splitting.
    It's not hair splitting. This is Speakers, its stated purpose is opinion and discussion of it.

    World News is for reporting from news sites with links.

    And the doghouse is for people who are too fucking stupid or indoctrinated to understand either of them, let alone the difference.



    Time the TD mods wake up to this reality and, for example, merge the War in Ukraine news thread and the War in Ukraine dog house thread.
    It's easier just to let the forum retards post in the DH thread and saves the mods a ton of work.
    The next post may be brought to you by my little bitch Spamdreth

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    ^The Norwegian Air Force in January 2022 became the first service in the world to convert its fighter fleet entirely to operating fifth generation aircraft, as the last of its F-16 fourth generation jets were replaced by their direct next generation successors the F-35As. Although the new aircraft provide significant performance advantages over their predecessors, including stealth capabilities, far more advanced sensors and avionics and access to a new generation of armaments, the F-35’s maintenance requirements have been notoriously high - with its operational costs far exceeding estimates when the program was initiated which has repeatedly brought its suitability to fully replace F-16 fleets into question. After facing early issues with the F-35, including the revelation that the aircraft were collecting sensitive data on Norwegian pilots and sending it back to the United States, Norway has notably struggled to operate its fleet with shortages of personnel for maintenance having been a major issue


    ............................

    I't a noisy, overpriced piece of shit, which are being forced onto the US vasals

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    ^ I wouldn't go as far as saying it is a piece of shit, but I also wouldn't rely on it as my only aircraft for defence, interceprot or strike.

    The stealth element is only low detection from X-band Radar, which includes most tracking radars but it can still be detected by lower frequencies so "stealth" is not the be-all and end-all that many like to think it is. The aircraft can and have been detected and can be shot down.

    I think that relying on one piece of technology is a dangerous thing and a country should use several different aircraft types, whatever the additional cost. Too often bean counters rule and too often bean counters have been proven wrong, often with catastrophic results.

    Actually, the current Russia-Ukraine war is a very good testing ground and the different types of air and ground weapons that are/will be used should show their effectiveness as long as they are used correctly. However the F-35 is more of an end game scenario.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BKKBoet View Post
    Military Watch Magazine


    Still quoting that rag eh?

    Quote Originally Posted by bsnub View Post
    Military watch magazine is a piece of trash blog ran by some Indian guy and riddled with falsehoods and inaccuracies.

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