@AB22 Easy Tiger posted it earlier. Louis Dreyfus pulled out, which is good.![]()
Which companies are pulling out of Russia?
Reputational risk and practical difficulties means the exodus of firms is growing but some remain.www.bbc.co.uk
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@AB22 Easy Tiger posted it earlier. Louis Dreyfus pulled out, which is good.![]()
Which companies are pulling out of Russia?
Reputational risk and practical difficulties means the exodus of firms is growing but some remain.www.bbc.co.uk
Tbh, I don't know why it's even being asked? I find it quite insulting. Merely by questioning that there is at least another side to all this, that there is context etc., it's interpreted that this implies I support civilians being killed in Ukraine.May I ask it instead?
When you liked the post by the other member which justified those invasions.When did I do that?
Arab fighters used to combat in the heat of the Middle East is exactly what you need in the cold of a Ukrainian winterI think the West needs to encourage, or at least not discourage, any Fighters who want to go to the Ukraine. According to this in The Telegraph the Russians have enlisted thousands of Syrian Fighters. We should get tens of thousands from wherever in the free world who want to help imo.
"Images of cheering Syrian fighters holding up posters bearing the 'Z' symbol of the Russian invasion have been broadcast by the Kremlin.
The video footage on the Russian defence ministry television channel was broadcast shortly after President Vladamir Putin announced he would be sending foreign volunteers to fight in his faltering invasion"
Can't decide whether this is the cringiest thing I've ever seen or the most brilliant? It's worth a share either way for the link.
Don't put words in my mouth.Tbh, I don't know why it's even being asked? I find it quite insulting. Merely by questioning that there is at least another side to all this, that there is context etc., it's interpreted that this implies I support civilians being killed in Ukraine.
When you liked the post by the other member which justified those invasions.
Unlike you, I tend not to support invasions.Don't put words in my mouth.
That doesn't mean I endorse the killing of civilians.
Conversely, does that means you support the invasion of Ukraine?
Yet you've put forward several justifications for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Unlike you, I tend not to support invasions.
Out of work now he’s not on RT spreading his crap is he?Like him or loathe him, Galloway nails it as well
I haven't expressed that the invasion of Ukraine was/is justified. What I trying to get at is, was it justified to ignore Russia's strategic demands for a neutral Ukraine, given that a possible result of doing so would be an invasion of Ukraine? Also, were any assurances given to Russia which have since been abandoned?Yet you've put forward several justifications for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Your are also deliberately twisting the context which was the deliberate killing of civilians.
Stop trying to twist the context.I haven't expressed that the invasion of Ukraine was/is justified. What I trying to get at is, was it justified to ignore Russia's strategic demands for a neutral Ukraine, given that a possible result of doing so would be an invasion of Ukraine? Also, were any assurances given to Russia which have since been abandoned?
You will need to explain what you mean by deliberate killing of civilians. But if I was to have a stab at what you mean, it's that the civilians killed in Afghanistan, Iraq and other places were merely 'collateral damage' and 'unintentional'. In other words, a get out clause for anyone we kill.
I don't either but I'm reminded when he gave testimony at a congressional hearing on the first Iraq war. Made the congressional committee look like half wits.
Its still kicking around on you tube
I guessing he's one someone's payroll
What chemical weapons did Russia use in Syria? They were accused of using banned weapons and I am not disputing that they may have done so. What did we do in places like Fallujah in Iraq or Sirte in Libya. What were our tactics and what weapons were used?Stop trying to twist the context.
The Russians have surrounded civilian cities and then try to pulverise them into submission. They have used cluster bombs and vacuum bombs in civilian areas as well as missile strikes on civilian targets. They have agreed to humanitarian corridors for civilians to leave and then bombed them. That is the deliberate killing of civilians.
What next? Using chemical weapons?
All tactics they have used in Syria.
Not sure they're that different tbhThe other thing I remember, was, despite his differences with Nigel Farage, Galloway was the only Scot who stood up and criticised his appalling treatment by locals on visits to Edinburgh prior to the Brexit vote.
Arab fighters used to combat in the heat of the Middle East is exactly what you need in the cold of a Ukrainian winter.
Sounds like the Scots have good instincts.The other thing I remember, was, despite his differences with Nigel Farage, Galloway was the only Scot who stood up and criticised his appalling treatment by locals on visits to Edinburgh prior to the Brexit vote.
Ukraine said it was arming some civilians after Russia invaded. Does that mean all civilians are legitimate targets, including children? I doubt if the majority of civilians are armed. Jesus give your head a shake man. Four million are expected to have left the country soon.What chemical weapons did Russia use in Syria? They were accused of using banned weapons and I am not disputing that they may have done so. What did we do in places like Fallujah in Iraq or Sirte in Libya. What were our tactics and what weapons were used?
Ukraine advertised that it was arming civilians. Could it be that this move has had an impact on Russian tactics? I am merely asking the question, not justifying the tactics.
Since you like whataboutery, what about the legally binding commitment Russia made in the Budapest Memorandum to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine? That seems to be a rather large assurance that has been most decidedly abandoned.Also, were any assurances given to Russia which have since been abandoned?
My keyboard is fine (watch your own arrogance doesn't explode).
Well let's see what negotiations took place in the years, months weeks prior to the invasion?
Who deems who 'is posing a threat to anyone'.
Should Myanmar have been invaded for posing a threat to Rohingyas?
What about China? Should they be invaded? They pose a threat to a number of their population.
Regarding these invasions that were right.. over 7000 civilians killed during first two months of Shock and Awe. But they don't count because they weren't killed by Russians?
People like you frighten me.