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SirShymex:
Thanks castrogee and NairaMinted.

Missy89 is a good e-friend, and hopefully, she will come back on thread, and let's kiss and make-up. I just don't agree with a lot of things she posited because I see them as US propaganda, and rightly so. And if you're conversant with alternative sources, and opportuned to always read scholarships from European academics - you will understand America's folly in always trying to twist history to fit into this pseudo-exceptionalism.Thus painting blue as black and red as green. However, the decision makers in Pentagon and Washington know better. Hence they'll always threaten in the media, but end up looking for a back-door secret deal to save face.

Furthermore, I somewhat have interests in the rise of super powers in the far east, especially China and Russia. And as a black man, and an African - anything to tilt the balance in world politics and provide an alternative to the Anglo-American/Zionist domination is something we should all be praying for. Because for 3rd world countries to ever have a chance in making progress, there has to be a paradigm shift, a change in consciousness, and a new world order - in form of a bipolar or multipolar world, to free a lot of things. Too many countries have been stifled by Anglo-American domination, and no sane person would pray for the status quo to remain the same forever. A free and more balanced world is everyone's prayer.

China is definitely on the march to make that happen, and no amount of propaganda can stop the sleeping giant from taking over. Say what you want about its style and system of government, but that's what made China great today. And what has been able to keep it as one. It worked and is working for China, and it has been able to keep the country as one - despite the dark colonial past of Chinese holocaust, in which divisions made them lose over 200 million people.

Missy89: I disagree with this analogy completely. War is always about borders. that's what gave birth to Geopolitics and Sphere of Influences. That is why Ukraine is what it is today between the major powers. that is Why Crimea was taken. The 28 countries is just a symbol. NATO is america/Britain. What do you think Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, etc can bring to the table when hostilities starts? most of them don't even have up to 20k standing/Battle ready troops.

Russia doesn't have huge interests outside its borders and since the fall of the Soviet Union. The only place where there are huge interest is out of NATO's reach (Central Asia)

The country do have the capability to force a cease fire/military victory in Eastern Europe and the Baltic. NATO cant invade Russia either because of the manpower and logistics that would be involved. so lets say hypothetically, A Russian conventional invasion is checked in Eastern Europe and they are retreating, NATO would not risk a full scale invasion instead that would prefer to cut their loses and regain their own territory and agree on a Status quo ante bellum. There there different types of nukes. ICBMs AND SLBMs are usually reserved for a thermonuclear war or first/second strikes. there are other nukes like tactical nukes or battle field nukes that can be used in a conventional war that would not have huge fallout even if it is close to your territory. Russia have been deploying these for a long time and the have more of it as compare to NATO (5 times as much) they are not as long range but are mobile.

Your second paragraph.

There is only one way to invade Russia and that's from the West. there is no NATO in the east and let just say for argument sake that Russia is invaded from the East, what would be the objective? The east is a dense forest with a very harsh weather and less than 10% of Russia's Industry and population. The invading force would probably stretch itself thin and starve before they reach Russia's industrial core in the west and there is only one road than leads the east to west so that makes it easy to predict (Trans Siberian railway). so it is basically suicide. because it would be a guerrilla war

Third paragraph

How would Georgia be invaded exactly when there are over 20k Russian troops inside the place? where would NATO land their troops? they would have to cross the black sea to the other side and there is a huge Russian naval presence there. and apart from Sochi, all the strategic towns on the black sea are military towns, (Rostov von don, Sevastopol, novorossiysk etc!)

The North sea would Already have their hands full fighting the Baltic fleet in Kaliningrad Oblast (a small Russian enclave between Poland and Germany) Remember, Russia isn't a naval power at all but their naval doctrine is to deter, no to attack (that's why they have the best anti ship missiles)
Taking Moscow doesn't guarantee anything. that's what Napoleon thought too but the Russians burnt Moscow down and retreated to the Urals and kept on fighting. besides, for it to get to that point, the ICBMs would already be flying.

Last Paragraph

The Germans did not loose because of the New front opened by the Allies. Germany was in retreat in 1942 and the allies landed on the beach in 1944. In fact, Stalin was angry with the allies because they promised him that they would open a new front in 1941 instead it was delayed for 3 years. Most soviet generals believed that the front was hastily opened in 1944 so that the soviet union wouldn't take every major city in Europe(which they nearly did).

The Germans lost because of
1. Hitler's interference and the invasion of Belgrade and the Caucasus for economic which slowed down other fronts.

2. German high command under estimated Russia's industrial might and around 1942, they were producing more arms and materials than the Germans have expected in the East.

3. German military planners want to take all of European Russia first and use it as a launching pad against the east. That doctrine was the reason why they did not produce many bombers so there was very little strategic bombing of the eastern factories which kept the Russia war machine alive (plus american deliveries).

The Germans wouldn't even have been that successful if

1. Stalin did not purge most of the Generals from the Soviet military in the early 30s. ( When they even got desperate, they had to release some of their best generals in the Gulags and give them back their posts.

2. Stalin listened to his spies in Europe that warned him of the invasion on time

3. The Russians didn't move to the baltics during the early years of the war. in the late 30s, The Russian main line of defense was abandoned and unmanned they were still constructing new defense on the new border after Stalin grabbed the Baltic states, part of Poland, and Moldova when Hitler invaded.

4. The allies Opened a new front they promised Stalin in 1941

The war was Fought in the Eastern Front and that is where Germany was defeated (over 85% of her army). The German Army group center (Fourth Army, Third Panzer Army and Ninth Army)was basically wiped out in Operation Bagration alone and the proud Germany luftwaffe was non existent at that point. many Divisions were even removed from France to fight in the Sellow heights when the red army was close to Berlin. The only real war the allies fought was in the deserts of North Africa against Rommel's Afika corps and in the Bulge in Belguim. by the time they were doing all those landings the Elite German SS troops where fighting in the east. even Rommel who was to be in charge of the defense in Normandy was on holiday.

sangresan: ....Look,the Russian Bear is as powerful as any country in the world...Never use the economy of a nation to gauge its ability to wage war oooo...

Missy89: There are counter measures against the S400 thou minimal since they are mobile (Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD)) I still don't think the US air-force would be able to penetrate Russia's airspace because they have a decent air-force and air defense

desmondoo: People don't understand why mastercard is involved on this. The reason is simply because of monetary transaction platform embeded in it. That's all. As for the identity database of nigerians, we run it, we manage it and we maitain it. This's a huge project which hav an imense benefit like in electorial process, revenue generation, crime reduction, banking transaction(mastercard comes in), travelling, etc. This wll make life easy in time to come. I cannot give u al d reasons why we are building this database. Relax , this wll take nigeria to a greatr height. Cheers

Unemadu: We wouldnt have had any international flights at all if not for Jonathan admin. Now there is every likelihood that the Niger bridge will be built. Give the guy a break cos he too is fighting Northern forces.

Our focus should be regional integration. We should foster a better partnership with other eastern states and create a powerful economic block.
Why must we always wait for FG or Biafra?

Is there any reason why the eastern region cannot be connected by rail?

Is there any reason why we cant join hands with akwa ibom for instance to develop the sea port or at least have an agreement in terms of transport infrastructure from there to SE states?

Unemadu: We wouldnt have had any international flights at all if not for Jonathan admin. Now there is every likelihood that the Niger bridge will be built. Give the guy a break cos he too is fighting Northern forces.

Our focus should be regional integration. We should foster a better partnership with other eastern states and create a powerful economic block.
Why must we always wait for FG or Biafra?

Is there any reason why the eastern region cannot be connected by rail?

Is there any reason why we cant join hands with akwa ibom for instance to develop the sea port or at least have an agreement in terms of transport infrastructure from there to SE states?

My brother Unemadu, judging from your post I'm very proud of your intellectual contribution. You are a star! And if you don't mind can I ask what you think of the next governorship election of coal city state.

Smooyis: Am i wrong to think that all this is as a result of Nigeria's non-approval of gays law in Nigeria. I believe it is so. We shall overcome!

Greensaint: Do nigerians really follow world political trends? Who sarted the crisis in ukraine by instigating civil disobedience to a duely elected government because they are pro-Russian? What is wrong with a government being in good terms with their nearest neigbhour & kins in next door country? American wants to dictate what happens in every country in the world but abandon them when they fall into deep shit. When the break-up of nigerian was not playing to their prediction they have to infect us with ebola through one of their agents from liberia.

presido1: Was telling a friend of mine in Ukraine that he should be planning an exit strategy but he never believed me. If the west don't stop this their meddling this war will soon reach Kiev by way of suicide bombing.

With this latest sanction on Kiev from Moscow, an uprising is on the pipeline. No hot water at the moment in Kiev and some suburb, they have started rationing the gas already to save for the rocky months ahead. Even at that the reserve cant last all winter.

US just wanna keep Europe as their slaves cos this tit for tat game will hurt Europe 100 times before US will feel it. If I am Putin I will exempt one Eurozone country like Germany or France from the sanction but with a specified tonnage of supply from them to mitigate other sanctioned country coming through them. This will destabilise the already tattered unity in EU. As far as EU is together America will keep on using them to achieve her selfish aim which is always at the expense of Europe. Thought Europe will come to their senses after NV Fvck off outburst but nope they have no choice.

SirShymex: I think her hands her tied, and World War 2 fiasco is still lingering over Germany's head. I guess that was why all the sanctions against Russia were just for 3 months. I honestly don't think ayone envisaged Putin going that far and playing dirty, since the Russian sanctions might be against WTO.

Right now, there are divisions within the EU ranks...and I expect them to back out soon. The game of Russian Roulette is a suicidal game. The UK just witnessed its highest growth in more than a decade. Now imagine losing all that.

SirShymex: I hear that.

Now tell me more about your job with the CIA in Langley...is it a good paying job? And how did you get in?