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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m):
WriterrNg:
Other so called "World leaders" including Xi Xinping drive to the White House and only get welcomed by the US President on the entrance door of the White House.

While the US President, VP, Governor of Alaska, Secretary of State & Defense, Treasury Secretary will be waiting & welcoming President Putin right from his Plane.
When you have the capacity to defeat 20,000 sanctions, 32 members of the Nationalized American Terrorists Organization (NATO), and militarily outproduce all your enemies combined, the west will bow to you. cool
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 8:15pm On Aug 17, 2025
WriteerNg:
⚡New footage showing 4 consecutive Russian Geran-2 drone strikes on a Ukrainian command post which was under construction, near the village of Byryne, Chernihiv Oblast.
A post that's under construction.

Russian military Intel is badass.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m):
LordAdam16:
It is astonishing to me because Syria is integral to Erdogan's neo-Ottoman plans.

Not even attempting to create a security blanket over Southern Syria hurts his credibility with his Gulf, Central Asian, and North African partners.

Sacrifice a pawn. Make Israel shoot down a NATO warplane or attack a NATO convoy.
Milk that for years.

The Takfiri buff**n was given firm guarantees. He will march on Assad. The Gulf will provide the money. The Turks and Americans will cover his flanks. Sanctions will be lifted and all three parties will provide security guarantees after he has offended the Russians, Iranians, and Chinese.

He did his part. If he knew he'd have to hide in a cave from the madmen in Tel Aviv afterwards, he'd have stayed back to enjoy his emirate and harem in Idlib. There he had security guarantees from everyone. From the Gulf to the Persians.
Now he has pissed off the Axis, the Axis of Resistance, internal elements in Syria, Israel, his foreign piranhas; and for what?
He does not have one Air Defense unit that he exclusively controls. Not one.

Russian patrols does not solve his QoL problems.
It only means Israel is now firmly entrenched in the South. And the Alawites, Christians, and Druze his terrorists massacred have the security protection needed [from Russia] to sharpen their long knives while patiently waiting for the Syrian Ides of March.

Axis of Resistance leaders know Iran cannot guarantee their personal safety.
They acknowledge it and stay within the network all the same.
Can you picture Hezbollah while being besieged turning to France for "stability"?
This whole Jolani debacle was supposed to be Erdogan's pièce de résistance.
The geopolitical move that announced to everyone that the Ottomans are back like they never left.
How long did that illusion last? Blink and you'll miss it.

Even if he wants to wait out Satanyahu, he should not have allowed the Israelis to show they can ban his forces from sections of his vassalage.
The next Israeli PM can easily continue the policy.

-Lord
I gat your drift.

There is a lot going on behind closed doors that we don't get to know until push turns to shoves.

If Erdogan could go all in in sponsoring terrorists against Assad in so much that he even dares Russia with that Su-24 shoot down, but did practically nothing when Israel bombarded Syria government infrastructures run by its puppet terrorist government, it shows that the man is a two-face geopolitical bigot. It's a shame that he survived that coup attempt back in 2016.

At the moment, no one in the ME and across the Med is in a better position to end the reign of the Yelv Aviv Yahooboy than Erdogan.

All that was needed is a limited follow-up from where Tehran stopped. Israel has offered the opportunity.

Move in some ADs, get your jets airborne. As the IDF bombs Syria's presidential and government buildings, take out some jets.

At a time when the ire of the conscious world is against Netanyahoo per the ongoing Gaza Holocaust, no one would raise eyebrows.

Since the IDF is still reeling from the devastating aftermaths of the 12-days rumble with Tehran, it lacks the morale and adequate amount of resources to escalate with the Turks.

LA few complaints here and there and Netanyahu would have withdrawn shamelessly into his shell. Marking the end of his political life.

But what have we? A Turkey-meat Erdogan who wants to play both sides--chiding Israel but not ready to antagonize because of its NATO ties. This effectively kills its neo lOttoman empire dream on arrival.

If you want to be boss, be prepared to step on some toes and damn the consequences.

A true geopolitical player in the shoes of Erdogan-led Turkey, considering the leverage it has over the west, should be playing the Tel Aviv yahoo boy around like football as much as Syria is concerned. But the man is not a real geo player. Just another old, corrupt, two-face religious bigot with little or no variance from Netanyahoo.

The Takfiri installed leader in Damascus have come to understand this reality. Turkey cannot commit wholeheartedly to the regime's defense owing to its western leaning posture.

Asking Russia to resume military police patrol in the South is aimed at restricting Israeli military escapades in the region. Whatever the outcome, I'm glad that the takfiris are now realizing that it would be better to have Russia on their side than have it as an enemy. If the deal goes through, it would be a win-win situation for both sides.

There is a reason the Yahooboy in Tel Aviv has called Putin three times in less than a week. The Russians have all it takes to change the tides.

But, to me, Russia shouldn't commit to backing the regime fully. Israel is counting on that as well, and Erdogan might just been pushing the Takfiri government to seek help from Russia so itself does not appear glaringly on the geopolitical screen.


Whatever, things are not looking good for the Damascus government. And we have not seen the last of the Syrian brouhaha yet. A new Syrian civil war with potential to spread across the ME is now higher than ever.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 9:28pm On Aug 14, 2025
LordAdam16:
It's astonishing!

Why not have Turkish patrols in the South?
Is Erdogan that much of a kitten?

-Lord
It's not really astonishing to me.

Russia is the only player that doesn't play "both sides" in the Syrian brouhaha.

Two-face Erdogan will not blink twice to ditch Damascus if the concessions from the US/Mossad gang are salivative enough.

The formal Takfiri leader is just begining to see things from a birds view reality.

Dem no dey tell person.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 1:06pm On Aug 14, 2025
WritterNg:
⚡Syria’s transitional government is open to restoring Russian military patrols in the south to curb Israeli activity.
I did say they will eventually fall back to Russia.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 12:34pm On Aug 14, 2025
WritterNg:
⚡Trump:

I don't know who that Russian general is but knowing Vladimir, he is probably not around any longer.


This man is a comedian really. cool
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 10:10am On Aug 11, 2025
dermmy:
Another British F35 has made an emergency landing in Japan happening just about two months when another made emergency landing in India
The one that got grounded in India was a real nut case.

The specialists they flew in from Britain could not repair it, as such that they had to dismantle the plane piece by piece to take it home.

Very embarrassing.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 5:51pm On Aug 09, 2025
WriteerNg:
⚡Indian Air Force Chief:

Our air defence systems have done a wonderful job. The S-400 system, which we had recently bought, has been a game-changer.

Those long-range glide bombs that they have, they have not been able to use any one of those because they have not been able to penetrate the system.


Confirming what we already know. The reason the US don't want others to buy the S-400.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 11:11pm On Aug 06, 2025
WritterNg:
⚡Russia blew up a bunker in Odessa with 60 high ranking French officers, and operators of British long range Storm Shadow missiles and French Scalp missiles preparing an attack on Crimea.
There is a reason why little Macron hates Russia that much.

Russia is deleting NATO forces in Ukraine faster than Nairaland bots delete my posts. cool
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 11:08pm On Aug 06, 2025
WritterNg:
⚡Israel’s Defense Ministry:

80,000 soldiers currently receiving treatment for injuries.

26,000 soldiers suffer from psychological disorders.

Surge in army suicides creating a major national challenge.
Lies and propaganda does not erode reality. The truth always finds its way up.

If 80,000 soldiers are receiving treatment for various injuries suffered since the Gaza conflict began last year, imagined the numbers that have died since that time.

Let's say, for each 50 IDF soldiers, Hamas/Al Qasssan Brigade killed one. When you divide 80,000 by 50, you'd get 1,600 killed by Hamas.

Now, we knew that before the 'ceasefire' with Hezbollah, they dealt more leather blows on the IDF compared to Hamas. This is because they're more advanced and sophisticated than Hamas.

Hence, we can safely say that, for every 50 IDF soldiers, Hezbollah killed 3.

Multiply 1,600 by 3, and you'll get 4,800 KIA by Hezbollah.

Add the two figures together: 1600 + 4800 = 6400 IDF KIA since October 7.

But, the Netanyahoo guy and his genocidal cabinet of blood sucking demons published an official figure of 898 KIA since October 7. cool

I no even bother to add estimated deaths from the devastating 12 days Iranian retaliatory strikes.

The Yahooboy can continue fooling themselves with censorship. We over here knows the real deal. cool
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 5:12pm On Aug 06, 2025
WritterNg:
⚡Spain has dropped plans to buy F-35 fighter jets due to a shift in defense spending priorities toward European-made equipment, despite budgeting €6.25B for new jets.
Na lie. It's because they saw what happened to five of them that were brought down over lran airspace. cool
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 4:38pm On Aug 06, 2025
Alamkiir:
🤣🤣🤣 AI try small. If only they can have real cooperation like that in real life
Exactly.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 6:25pm On Aug 05, 2025
LordAdam16:
Specialists in snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

-Lord
cool
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 11:22pm On Aug 03, 2025
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 11:11pm On Aug 03, 2025
LordAdam16:
There is a science to it.

The S400 has three gradations.
An S400 system has eight battalions.
A battalion has 7 or 8 launchers.

India bought 5 systems.

In peace time, Crimea alone had 4 battalions.

It is critical to know exactly what Russia delivered.
A single unit, a battalion, or a system.
Crimea is heavily defended because when Ukraine takes out a radar, launcher, power unit, or whatever component of an S400 unit, there is redundancy from other launchers and battalions as well as prompt replacement of the damaged component(s).

Ideally, Iran would have several battalions for each military district, mirroring Russian deployment patterns. Western Iran will have the highest count. Tehran proper would have a dedicated battery.
But they're conducting emergency preparations.
Precisely why I opined that they need density from whatever they can procure.
They don't have the luxury of time.
China has at least 200 HQ-9 batteries.
China has already delivered an improved HQ-9B to Egypt.

The Israelis are reporting that talks are at an advanced stage for Chinese jets and ADs.
Deliveries may have commenced, as these reports are a lagging indicator, but I'm uncertain that the Persians will be able to keep it under wraps (a secret) especially if they obtain multiple batteries.

As Writer submitted, Iran needs better OpSec.
The 12D war made it seem like Iran was porous.
It wasn't at the onset. It had a tightly integrated blanket with a few deficiencies they were on track to close by end of the year.
Israel's success was in infiltrating Iran, identifying locations of the nodes, and deploying agents to take them out with ATGMs and drones.
They also had to complement this with a system-wide hack of ADs in the Western and Central military districts.

Launchers are out in remote locations.
The range of Israeli Spike ATGMs is up to 5KM.
Essentially, you have to secure a radius of up to 7KM for safety (153 square kilometers).
Around every non-overlapping installation.

Acquisition is top priority.
But you must protect them particularly from threats they're not designed to counteract.

Again, taken together, these are the reasons why the Israelis want another go as soon as this month.
Iran will steadily become a fortress the longer they wait.
A large and integrated deployment of Russian + Chinese + Iranian homegrown systems is nightmare fuel for any pilot.

-Lord
While the current news and body language from Tehran suggest that they're working really serious this time to build a formidable fortress, we must never underestimate the mullahs regrettable ability to mess things up per their counterops deficiency.

Hands on my chins.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 8:07pm On Aug 02, 2025
LordAdam16:
They need density.

More of everything they can lay their hands on.

China would have to expedite deliveries. Only they can send enough to blanket all of Iran on short notice.

China has a missile force deployment in Saudi Arabia.
A relic of the Cold War era.
This was a foundational reason for Saudi Arabia orchestrating the Iran-SA detente.
With SA opting for US air defense systems, China has no constraints in supplying ADs to Iran.
Still, for at least courtesy sake they'll have to hash things out with the Saudis.

China has nuclear capable missiles operated by Chinese troops in Saudi Arabia while simultaneously providing ancillary targeting services to Iran for their homegrown missiles.

-Lord
Exactly.

The mullahs can't afford to get it wrong this time. They have to shove their pride down the drain and rearm to the teeth as quickly as possible. Time is of the essence.


The Tel Aviv yahoo boy knows his time is summing up rapidly and he needs more chaos activity to buy time from going to prison.

China and Russia has already warned of an impending second strike by the murderous Yankees/Mossad grouping. And density is a MUST if Tehran wants to survive the long haul because the attackers will keep coming with such short-term strike, pause, and rearmed tactics.

Intel coming in from Tehran suggest that they're on that density path.


China have supplied the HQ-16 and HQ-17AE anti aircraft missile systems and ammunition. Now, intel from Middle East Eye says that the Chinese have also delivered the long range version, the HQ-9B, to compliment the previous two deliveries. Although, the latter has not been tested in a real combat scenario, it underlines China's willingness to boost Iran's readiness to create a multilayered and dense defense and attack platform.


Enter the S400 Triumf. This changed everything. Whatever doubts anyone may have regarding the Chinese armaments are erased as the Triumf fills in the gap with its tried and tested capabilities.

It gets even scarier for the enemy and better for Iran with something else... shocked


Intel says the recent Russian deliveries also include the Murmansk-BN long-range electronic warfare system, described as the most powerful in the Russian military arsenal.
This baby can intercept, disrupt, blind, deaf and roast enemies GPS, satellite, communications and other electronic systems from 5000 kilometers away. Some Western analysts even believed that the said range is typical Russia tactics of "underreporting". They claimed that the system's true range extends to 8000 km.


With these kind of layered and dense capability that infused Chinese tech with Russian tech and coupled with Iran's established local ballistic and cruise missiles precision strike edge, the skies over Iran are no longer open for easy sorties. The myth of invisibility and invulnerability surrounding Israel and US air power is breaking down in real time. Iran is saying, with both words and missiles: the era of unchecked enemy strikes is over.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 6:34pm On Aug 02, 2025
bryght4u:
Could you please provide your link to the story of Russia's successful delivery of very enriched Uranium to Iran?
I know LordAdam16 mentioned it the other day but I thought it's just hearsay
I did said S-400, not uranium per the post you quoted.

However, Russia has long been supplying Iran with enriched uranium for civilian purposes. That is, for their nuclear power plans which Russia also helped built. The process started in 2015 following a decree signed by Putin, and has been on since that time.

See this link below.


https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/russia-resumes-nuclear-technology-exports-to-iran
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 12:02pm On Aug 02, 2025
So Russia has delivered and Iran has activated the S-400 Triumf system near its Isfasan nuclear site? Well, while that is good news, it still needs a layered defense to leverage and maximize the 400km kill zone ratio the new Rus tech offers. The likes of BUK, Tor, Pantsir, and even the HQ-9 from China can form the cornerstone of the layered dragnet.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 10:17am On Aug 02, 2025
WriteerNg:
⚡Belarusian President Lukashenko:

If Europe and Russia were together, there would be a power stronger and more terrible than China.
Fact.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 11:04am On Aug 01, 2025
LordAdam16:
Jolani's Foreign Minister heads to Russia tomorrow.

-Lord
I said this in a previous post last week or so.

As things heats up, the major player in the Syrian brouhaha will start courting Russia.

The Netanyahoo boy has already called and discussed the recent escalations with Putin.

Now, Jolani is sending his FM to Moscow.

When you're big, you're big.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 10:23am On Aug 01, 2025
Masterviolence:
Just a few hours ago, multiple powerful FAB bombs were dropped by Russia in the city of Pokrovsk, very serious, and very dangerous!

I told you, folks!
I said it before anyone else that when Russia hits Pokrovsk with these bombs, I’d report it. And guess what? It just happened. Exactly as I predicted.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. grin grin grin
Ukrainian forces have started evacuating the city as Russia troops reach the city center. The Ukrainian authorities in Kiev are downplaying the situation.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 8:48am On Jul 27, 2025
WritterNg:
⚡President Putin attends the flag-raising ceremony for the new Knyaz Pozharsky nuclear submarine

Built for stealth, power, and long-term deterrence, it anchors Russia’s strategic naval forces for the decades ahead.
I have lost count of how many submarines and naval vessels Russia has built for the past 4 years. The sanctions are working really.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 8:45am On Jul 27, 2025
shoodboi2:
I have left them to their vices. As Alamkir famously said, anyone who uses religion to justify violence is a terrorist.

Each person should check himself or herself to determine whether they're using religion to justify violence.
Exactly. Is very pathetic that people can be so callous to be justifying a publicly televised genocide in the name of religion.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 2:33pm On Jul 24, 2025
shoodboi2:
When Germany committed genocide against the Jews, you blamed Germany. But now that the Jews are committing genocide against Palestinians, you are blaming Hamas. Make it make sense.

Israel has stolen land, demolished homes, schools, hospitals, and roads in Gaza, but we should blame Hamas.

Israel has killed over 200 Palestinian journalist in Gaza, most of them in targeted attacks, but we should blame Hamas.

Israel has blocked aid coming into Gaza and has only allowed small amounts to arrive at Israeli-controlled areas where Palestinians are shot and bombed by Israeli soldiers, American mercenaries, and Israeli-funded Islamic State terrorists, but we should blame Hamas.

Israel has set up Islamic State group to fight against Hamas inside Gaza, but we should blame Hamas.

Just yesterday, the Israeli parliament voted to take control of the entire West Bank, do we also blame Hamas for that? We all know Hamas does not control the West Bank, but you will still blame them anyway.

What about earlier this year when Israeli soldiers fired in the air when western diplomats visited the West Bank? Do we also blame Hamas?

What about the World Food Kitchen volunteers Israel bombed in Gaza despite knowing they were World Food Kitchen employees and allowing them to go in? Do we also blame Hamas?

Deflecting the blame on Hamas is just the latest talking point for you guys. In the beginning it was flat out denial.

When Israel first bombed Al-Shifa hospital in November 2023, you and your boys here all claimed it was Hamas that bombed the hospital.

Once it became glaring, even to the blind that Israel was bombing hospitals, you all switched to Hamas was hiding under the hospital.

When the bombing continued, it turned into "Hamas is preventing people from leaving the hospitals".

And now that even that has been busted, it has turned into "Yes, Israel is bombing hospitals but we should blame Hamas for Israel bombing the hospital." Make it make sense.

I know you are trying too hard to support Israel, irrespective of what it does. But you shouldn't do it in such a way that its just too obvious that you are too biased. It's weird and odd.
Sometimes, I don't understand how some of you can manage to respond to religious extremists whose brain has been calibrated by the highest level of indoctrination to support Israel at all cost whether they're wrong or not, in the hope that by so doing, they'd please God and make it to heaven.

Una dey try o.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 2:02pm On Jul 24, 2025
Alamkiir:
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said:
“We will not allow a single gram of aid into the Gaza Strip until its people kneel and beg. Gaza must be leveled to the ground. There is no such thing as innocent people.”
And you wonder why so many hated them. It's reasoning like this that makes many of us to beware of our scarfaced brother.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 7:34pm On Jul 19, 2025
shoodboi2:
Teacher: 23jerryking, why did you copy Mullah's homework?

23jerryking: I didn't copy sir. I just created my version.

😂😂😂
grin grin
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 7:32pm On Jul 19, 2025
shoodboi2:
When Iran copies the US, it is a copy or reversed engineered drone. But when the US copies Iran, it becomes a version and not a copy.

It is the same way you guys will say Israelis were killed. But when it comes to Palestinians, you say they died.

When the US invades Vietnam or Iraq, it is the Vietnam or Iraqi war, but when Russia invades Ukraine, it is Putin's war.

When others attack Israel, it is called an aggression, but when Israel attacks others, it is a preemptive strike.

When Palestinian resistance abduct Israelis, they are hostages. But when Israeli soldiers abduct Palestinians, they are prisoners.

Keep playing your word games.

While you are working overtime to claim the Shahed 136 was made with western parts, your white masters are also working overtime to claim the US copycat, the Lucas, is based on a certain US-made FLM 136 target drone (and not the Shahed).

Funny things is the even that FLM 136 is another copy of the Shahed. They even copied it down to the name. Like WTF? The West has really fallen.

You have already listed the Shahed 136 as being made from parts from everywhere across the world except Iran. We can all see where this is going.

Within the next few weeks and months, you all will rewrite history to claim it was Iran that copied the US and not US that copied Iran. It's your way tongue
We call it intellectual selective conditioning.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 9:10am On Jul 18, 2025
LordAdam16:
Alamkiir was commenting on China's FM most recent outpouring of support for Iran.
It's almost becoming a weekly affair.

On Syria, I don't think anyone has called out Russia during this episode.
If Druze militia can hold up Jolani terrorists until Israeli air strikes arrived, it is as clear as day that the SAA should have vanquished Jolani with Russian air support.
They sold out Assad.

Time will correct many wrongs.
For now, Iran and Russia are sitting on the sidelines and clinking glasses.
It is a miracle that they were able to keep Syria stable despite the harsh sanctions.

We desperately need a parallel economic system.
This is the major reason why I'd be ecstatic if Trump follows through and enacts 100%+ secondary tariffs on Russia.
The Axis has tried not to upset the cart because many in the Global South are still linked to the Hegemon economic system.
A secondary tariff escalation will be a net positive like the SWIFT ban turned out to be.

-Lord
I gat your drift, and so with Alamkirs'.

I was merely stating a hypothesis based on the current realities (on the assumption that this current Israeli/Druze and Joolani faceoff continue unabated).

Syria is a geopolitical bottle of enigma that is difficult to predict.

Whatever, its comical seeing what is happening now to Joolani.

The israelis in their forever war politics are now seeking to dethrone him and even assassinate him. Turkey will never tolerate this, and this is where the real danger lies. Knowing Israel for what they are, they would keep targeting Joolani and his forces even deep into Damascus. This will eventually push Turkey to act because they are not willing to let all their investments in the new government collapse just like that.

So the odds in favor of a Turkey vs Israeli shooting match over the skies in Syria are very HIGH.

This reality is what emboldens Joolani at the moment.

Moscow and Tehran will be laughing in 3D.

The new reality afford both Axis nations some leverage. As the IDF engulf itself in another brouhaha, at a time when Hamas is inflicting painful realities on the Gaza front lines, Tehran will have more time to rebuild and regroup and prepare properly for a round 2 showdown with Israel while Moscow retains and maintain its key role of policy making and shaping in Syria as much as Turkey is concerned.

As for Trump, he is all talk and no substance. His emotions are everywhere. Eventually, he will end up killing the US economy with his stupid tariffs.

Netanyahu is coming to Washington this week. To make sure that baby-mind Trump does not escape the web of war they have laid for him. By acquiescing to the Israeli lobby pressure to join in the strike against Iran, Trump has falling into the trap. He thought he would just deliver some few strikes and then get out. But, he was wrong. He is now caught in the forever war policy of mad man Netanyahu.

Emotions have no place in geopolitics.

Trump is emotionally reactive and we have seen this in recent decisions in the economic and political sphere. Netanyahu knew this and he is leveraging it to his selfish advantage.

the Axis nations, particularly the BRICS bloc understand Trump's emotional weakness. As a result, plans are already under way to create an alternative to the western led economic system. Moscow is now actively putting in place a system that would ensure that London no longer has the monopoly to define and determine the price and value of gold in the world market. The BRICS setup is already undermining the oil-US dollar benchmark. Gradually, it will come down to virtually all essential commodities.

The west knew this phase is coming and they are hell bent on stopping it, even if it will lead to WW3.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 9:17am On Jul 17, 2025
Alamkiir:
The point is we need to here from Russia, what side are they on?
Why do some of you like dragging Russia into every ugly piece in the geopolitical chessboard? grin

Well, the Syrians asked for it. They said they are tired of Assad (he was bad but was able to unite and hold together much of the country, by fighting off the brazen terrorism sponsored by the west and the chaos fanned by Turkey) and they preferred the same terrorist elements that destabilized the country for years to rule as their new found messiah.

Now, let them face the result. Play stupid games and win stupid prizes.

Let the Joolani terrorist government backed by the west and Turkey taste what Assad that they deposed has been dealing with for a decade from the same western backers and handlers.

Russia should sit this out with hands akimbo. Pour some vodka and smile wryly as madness strikes across and in-between the geopolitical mortal enemies of Syria.

From the comfort of my home far away in Delta, I can see the possibilities. Currently, the odds are in favour of them:

1. Turkey and Israel will eventually strike each other in Syria, leading to major escalations.

2. The US will be caught in the crosshairs. (AIPAC/Mossad and the oil profiteering elites would make sure that the US doesn't pull out totally from Syria. Trump is in for a long roller coaster ride.)

3. Elements of the REAL Syrian army that crossed into Iraq following the overthrow of Assad might regroup, in conjunction with other aggreived groups in the country and launch a regime change attack into Damascus, backed by Iraqi government forces and Iran. This will leave Israel and the US and Turkey even more confused.

4. As the chaos spreads, Iran might decide to open a preemptive attack front against Israel by activating its forces in Iraq and Lebanon. The worst would happen if Turkey decides to align and coordinate interests with Terhan.

5. Since the US cannot allow Israel to lose nor antagonize Turkey, a key NATO member holding its nukes, the frustration that would hit the trump administration camp would be like a nightmare.

All these while Russia is still sipping its vodka. cool

In the end, all the parties involved will start calling on Russia as the lone big elephant in the room that can turn the tides based on who or where it chose to pitch its tent. Thus, the influence that so many erroneously concluded that Russia has lost with the departure of Assad would be reiterated and demonstrated for all to see.

Now, take this as an assignment: where would Russia pitch its tent if the above scenario unfolds?

Do you think, as asserted, Russia can make the difference in the given scenario?

Geopolitics isn't a game of carrot and sticks. It's all about aggregation of interest, stark realities and logical deductions.

Joolani had his time.

Turkey basked in that euphoria.

Israel is enjoying its time.

Russia own dey come. But how and in what direction?

I'm out.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 8:02pm On Jul 15, 2025
FoolishBoy419:
BREAKING: IDF blames 'technical error' after Gaza officials say children collecting water killed in strike.


Just another day in Gaza. Shame on Hamas
Children collecting water. God will never forgive Netanyahu.

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