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Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 12:38pm On Aug 05, 2021
Kandeed:
I was reading where he said even Japan are asking US to leave?? that was where I knew nigga was a clown. when countries like Poland and Ukraine are pleading for the US to establish bases in their country.

He should goan ask how the News hit Germany when Trump threatened to close down US military base in Ansbach and Bamberg
coolIf Ukraine is asking for America bases, it’s obvious they think it will checkmate the threat Russia poses. Pls I beg u in the name of God, just give me one good use or function of a US base anywhere in Germany
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 12:24pm On Aug 05, 2021
goodheart02:
Honestly I've been going through his arguments here and decided not to argue with such a person. He's trying to sound woke but lacks the pedigree. Oya imagine him not knowing about Area 51 and he's even still talking about KGB in this era whereby the KGB was dissolved in Dec. 3 1991 and replaced by SVR, and was later broken down to FSB and GRU... The dude is funny.

He even doesn't know that Japan doesn't have an army of their own but rather signed a protectiom agreement with the US. Pls help me tell him that since 1947, Japan's constitution has forbidden the formation of a traditional military force. And there are more than 80 US military facilities in Japan, and they're loving it. Also he needs to know that this isn't the Cold War era when spies run into any country they want. He virtually knows nothing about modern espionage.
coolI know fully well the KGB no longer exist. I only use it becos I like d name, dats all. Japan has a pacifist constitution, doesn’t mean they don have a military. Prime minister Abe in his time, sifted that constitution two times to make it possible for Jap military to function in Iraq and Afghanistan. Espionage is not restricted to Cold War era. Spies and double agents plus whistle blower are still everywhere. The Israelis who taught their nuclear program was secret learnt with a rude shock that there is no secrecy of weapons. Wot I do not like are people who think their knowledge is so absolute that it shud be taken hook line and sinker, without debate or challenge. Tanks and BYE
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 12:11pm On Aug 05, 2021
Kandeed:
I was reading where he said even Japan are asking US to leave?? that was where I knew nigga was a clown. when countries like Poland and Ukraine are pleading for the US to establish bases in their country.

He should goan ask how the News hit Germany when Trump threatened to close down US military base in Ansbach and Bamberg
coolWot is the use of the US base in Japan other than drunken American soldiers killing Jap civilians regularly? The Russian also has a military base in Japan. It’s by force, not consent. Abi which consent did Cuba grant the Americans for Guantanamo bay base? I repeat, the Japanese authority has formally made representations to US to leave. Japan can defend itself if necessary.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 12:03pm On Aug 05, 2021
Kandeed:
Nahh bro take ur time to find out and try searching bout Japanese Article 9. Japan is the only country in the world that has got the heaviest presence of US service men. it's a signed treaty btwn the US and Japan in 1951 or 1960 thereabout
coolThe presence of American military in Japan has nothing to do with treaty. The Russian military is also in Japan for the same reason. Which is that Japan is a conquered nation. Japan even want America to leave! Find out Japan military was in Afghanistan. They have a military.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Chinese Military Warns US Is Playing With Fire & Pledges To Crush Taiwan(Pix) by Krismas(m): 11:57am On Aug 05, 2021
goodheart02:
For you to compare a Conventional war with a jihadist ideological group like Taliban means u don't know what u are even talking about. I should have ignored you but I had to put things straight for u. U can't kill the whole terrorist Muslims in the whole world. The more u kill the more they come out. U can only control them which is what the US has done. Jihad is movement brought by an ideology and an ideology especially a global one is impossible to end like a conventional war. Try to read and brainstorm with people who understand international politics so u can learn more
coolMy bro u be clown? Taliban is only restricted to Afghanistan. They are neither terrorists nor are they from other countries. Wots happening in Afghanistan now is conventional war btw America and d Taliban. And the Americans are using all the weapons u can tink of, only its not working. They are not in Afghanistan to control d Taliban, they are there to defeat them. Which is easier said than done
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 10:42am On Aug 05, 2021
goodheart02:
Help me tell them. The US has got almost 5000 bases and a solid 800 of those bases are outside their shores. Sometimes I wonder if some here research or think before they talk. Fighting US will mean wrecking all their bases one by one and it's almost an impossible task wrecking "4500 plus" bases.
coolThe bases is just mere egoistic. The primary aim is to maintain presence more than any other tin. Even the Japanese has asked American to go away with their bases. Asian bases were kept in a bid to respond very quickly to any North Korea attack on the South. Which look to me like waste of money cos the attack has not come since 1953.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 10:32am On Aug 05, 2021
Aurelius1:
If Iran is so tough, why did they not attack Israel when their top scientist was killed right inside Iran? Let Iran come to Israel and kill a government official and see what will happen.
coolIf Israel is tough, why do they publicly deny the killings? They have never owned up! Then Iran is more civilized than coming into Israel to kill anybody. There are many way to skin a rat. Iran is the one training and arming Hamas and Hizbollah who are giving Israel all kinds of headaches. They also do not admit it. Let Israel do their worst if they can
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 9:54am On Aug 05, 2021
Aurelius1:
Bro, US is the only thing stopping Israel from attacking Iran. Israel does not fight any war the US does not approve of, cos if Iranian allies join the fight US would be there for them.
coolCan u pls listen to urself? US is stopping Israel from attacking Iran? Wen US have desired more than any other thing to attack Iran themselves? grin If anything, I should tink US will be encouraging them to do so! Israel know fully well they can’t handle Iran. They are banking on their 500nuclear warhead to provide d deterrence. So Iran must not have theirs. That’s why they are killing the scientists. Ordinary Hizbollah hard Israel, na Iran dem wan face? Bring it on! Abi u tink say Iran na HAMAS? HAMAS is just a political party like PDP, they are not armed. Iran in the other hand is a well armed nation
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 9:37am On Aug 05, 2021
Kandeed:
You still don't get it do you?? there's a treaty signed already as to that effect both economically and security wise and that's why Japan don't have an Army of their own. so baba leave ur "enemy of my enemy is my friend" forklore at home
coolJapan has an army.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 9:23am On Aug 05, 2021
Aurelius1:
Why was the almighty USSR not able to defeat a rag tag Afghan militias in the early 80s?
coolSimple. The United States frustrated the military goals of USSR in Afghan. By creating, arming and funding the Taliban. Though Russia is not revenging rite now.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 9:07am On Aug 05, 2021
emae009:
Smh... when you want to argue, the least you can do is make an effort and do it intelligently. Do your research and you'd know that all those were secret projects that people only knew aboht after they were deployed.
coolIntelligently u say? But I did not tell u people knew about those said weapons b4 they were deployed or did i? Secret services are not people. They are institutions. I don’t know when u will finally come to the knowledge of the truth that there are no secrecy wen it comes to weapons. U can’t find such truth from google search
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 5:45am On Aug 05, 2021
BinamRex:
India is an ally of the US too. Have you ever heard of the Quad? Some of you are just ignorant.
coolNobody say any country cannot have multiple allies. But wen the chips are down, who will India side? In the last Russia Navy ceremony, India was one of the countries that sent a warship to grace the occasion in solidarity. Indian Russian relationship runs really deep dan u suspect
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 5:32am On Aug 05, 2021
emae009:
U2 Spy plane
SR 71 blackbird
F-117 NightHawk
Babyboy
RQ-170
B2 Spirit bomber

I could go on and on but that's a few that were manufactured tested and nobody knew until they were used.
To show you how classified Area 51 is, the whole of American mainland is defended by legacy aircraft like the F-16, F-15C and D but Area 51 is defended by F-22s. You can only fly there if authorized military or civilian.
coolU are the one who believe the lie that nobody knew, in this days of Wikileaks grin cos it’s convenient for u to do so. I don tink a serious secret service depend too much on drone intelligence gathering. The Russians plant moles or double agents and hack servers.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 11:32pm On Aug 04, 2021
Ayo2004:
Russia was the main ingredient of the soviet union and they were involved in the previous world war

North Korea has a lot of destructive weapons,nobody gives a fvck whether they have fought a war before in their lifetime,even Britain that has fought countless wars won't try shit with them,China is also unpredictable,they might have been directly behind covid 19 for all we know

I understand US is the strongest and has higher chance of winning a war but these foes are formidable,if anybody can beat US,they can..one state can't remain at the top forever
coolIf the US is so formidable, why have they not defeated the Taliban since 20yrs now? Why did they flee from Vietnam from Viet-kongs who are actually Chinese military? Why was the US unable to defeat North Korea in the Korean War? Why was the US unable to remove Assad after all the war in Syria?
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 11:26pm On Aug 04, 2021
Aurelius1:
Remove Mongolia, Syria and Iran from your list. Israel can take them on. While India is in-between (sitting on the fence).
coolIsrael cannot take out Iran. Ask Obama how Iran revise-engineered an American surveillance plane after tricking the plane to land successfully in Iran. Its not beans. If Israel is not afraid of Iran, why have they been assassinating their nuclear scientists? In war every one counts. They cud supply fighting men money and food.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 11:14pm On Aug 04, 2021
goodheart02:
That your last question shows you are quite young or being ignorant of international politics. Ever heard of Area 51and Nevada Test Site in the Nevada desert?? Yes, that's where the US do their tests, located in the US. That place is a top Classfied military testing area that even Russia and China sometimes send spy sattelites to ATTEMPT to view what happens there. That's the same place Americans performed most of their secret tests before they engaged in the gulf war to expose to the hidden weapons they had then.

For your information there is secrecy in weapons and that's the main key to a stealth attack.
coolU really funny. The problem with all US worshipers like u, is that u watch too much America movies, to d extent that u mistake Hollywood for reality. U know of a secret test ground in Navada, which d KGB is ignorant of? Wonderful! Then u talking of spy planes? If humans work there then d sure there are Russian agents in there. Also weapon testing comes after weapon design, fabrication, manufacture. The entire process cannot be shrouded in secrecy. At some point it will be exposed
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 11:04pm On Aug 04, 2021
sweetjohn:
You are in Nigeria and you are talking shit. What makes you think China, Russia and north Korea can withstand the US? What wars have they fought to justify your claims. Countries that have fought few war and you are already comparing them with US that have fought and won many wars including WW1 and WW2
coolSo Russia did not fight and win WW1 and WW2? Go and ask what d Russian military did to Napoleon, in d height of his power. The Chinese army has fought the American army twice. China won against America in Vietnam and drew in Korean War. So China is ahead
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 10:56pm On Aug 04, 2021
Aurelius1:
China ,Russia, Iran and North Korea are outnumbered by US and its allies. The socialist countries will feel the heat if war breaks out.
coolWar is not about numbers. Only Germany fought US, Britain, France and Russia at the same time. Russia has powerful allies too. India, China, North Korea, Mongolia, Iran, then Syria. These countries India and China has over 2billion poupulation. So Russia has on its side more people.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 10:47pm On Aug 04, 2021
goodheart02:
And smart enough they didn't expose the types of weapons or missile that was used in the war games. Everything was still kept secret waiting for the day they use it. But Russia or China will announce to the whole world when the test a missile in a small drill.
coolStory. There are no secrecy in weapons. Any weapon u do not test run, how can u guarantee it will not let u down wen the need to use it arise? And were on earth can u test a weapon that the other powers will not know?
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biggest US Navy War Games In 40 Years To Prepare For WW3( Pics) by Krismas(m): 10:39pm On Aug 04, 2021
obonujoker:
They will soon call USA bully... grin
coolA bully is not necessarily a powerful person, all bullies are noisy show-offs. This one na film trick, Everything na mumu effizy. If na Russia stage this kind show, them go say Putin dey display. Since na US, e turn to the greatest nation on earth. Unnecessary adoration of America, wey China and Russia go soon humble.
Health › Re: Remarks Of Chairman, PSC On COVID-19 At the National Briefing (August 2) by Krismas(m): 9:26am On Aug 03, 2021
noblealuu:
smiley To be forewarned is to before harm
grin Indeed, to be forewarned is really in dis case, to be for HARM grin Though u meant to be for ARMED. To hell with ur alarm. Its apparent the entire Kovid, is an international governmental scam coordinated to trim population. In the heat of the so called DEADLY SECOND WAVE grin na so Molue dey full for Eko, 49 sitting 99standing, even into the dreaded DELTA VARIANT aka 3rd wave, NOBODY SEND. If we had anything resembling virus pandemic, I for know, cos it wud have been self advertorial. If u like ignore all the conspiracy theories and go and collect Kovid vaccine. Gudluck
Health › Re: Remarks Of Chairman, PSC On COVID-19 At the National Briefing (August 2) by Krismas(m): 7:55am On Aug 03, 2021
noblealuu:
As a molecular scientist, I want to re-emphasize the need to adhere by the safety guidelines. Wear a mask and stay safe.


The rising case is no ruse. Delta variant is here with us. It's virulence is alarming.
grin Story. Alexander the Great talk an before he died, ALL PHYSICIANS ARE LIARS
Science/Technology › Re: Meet 20-Year-Old Akobundu Kenneth Who Builds Planes, Cars And Bikes (Video) by Krismas(m): 3:11pm On Aug 02, 2021
KosiGee:
I need the boy’s contact details. He might get some assistance from someone.
He needs to perfect that aircraft before testing it otherwise he will cause himself serious injuries.
Anyone know his contact details?

What’s with his hairs? I thought I was looking at someone from Sri Lanka?
coolYeah. Apparently the aircraft’s CG is too high. Also the pilot sit shud be compartmentalized. The air up there is boisterous he cud be thrown off the craft in the air, the way it is. The chap truly is gifted cos engineering innovations come from the spirit realm and this boy is sure a material for that. Cos sees in the dream, like Nikola Tesla.
Crime › Re: Man Arrested For Beating Okada Rider To Death In Ogun by Krismas(m): 11:21pm On Aug 01, 2021
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Source: https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2021/8/man-arrested-for-allegedly-beating-okada-rider-to-death-in-ogun.html[/quote]coolFirst thing the police need do, is an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Fighting does not lead to death! I was told of a case where a woman slapped her husband during an argument and the effort made her fall and she died. Though the husband did not touch her, her death was blamed on him.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Chinese Military Warns US Is Playing With Fire & Pledges To Crush Taiwan(Pix) by Krismas(m): 10:04pm On Aug 01, 2021
Masterito:
You talk of a story without knowing the origin, so I don't blame you if don't understand. Just know that everything you said is trash. Americans don't fight to collect territory or lands, they stopped nations like Iraq and North Korea from doing so. Also note that both North Korea and China won't dare fire at America. There is reason China maintain a policy of not attacking first and warn North Korea to not do so.
coolWhat u don know is that in the 50s, there was nothing like South or North Korea. It was just Korea. Rebels just like Boko Haram, confronted the Korean military and took almost the whole country from dem. Before US came, saying dey will never allow terrorists to take Korea. After much fighting and China having to confront the US, it looks like TERRORISTS finally took over half of Korea, today, known as North Korea. It’s was the Chinese that form as if they are Viet kongs and chased the US out of Vietnam, after humiliating France. China will yet teach ur weak US, who is the king of the east over Taiwan. Bye
Foreign Affairs › Re: Chinese Military Warns US Is Playing With Fire & Pledges To Crush Taiwan(Pix) by Krismas(m):
Masterito:
Your problem is you can't define win. Go read history properly. The worst is that you talking rubbish. China only help in preventing a total loss for North Korea. The North invade South and American reversed it but stop since the main goal wasn't to invade North Korea but to prevent the invasion of North Korea. You burst of China wet Japan invade like kids and dealt with them till Americans got involved. Note the war was between South and North not China and US despite both supporting thier sides. I wish you will be in China when they foolishly try to fight Americans face to face. Some of you in NA just know nothing, if you really understand how great US is, you will keep quiet. These countries sing thier songs of weapons are afriad of US invasion, so they have to show force to pass message all the time.
coolGo on, tell me wot win means! U are blinded by a foolish admiration for America. China came into the Korean War very late. Do u know why? Who told u the US did not want to win the war? If they have succeeded in taking all of North Korea wud there have been a certain Kim Jung-un threatening dem wit nuclear weapons today? Go check how many times the war office failed to listen to Mcauthor the Commanding General out of fright for China. Worship the US military all u like, that cant change the fact that they hardly win wars! They lost the Vietnam war, ran away from d Viets like cowards. They lost the Syrian tussle. After billions of dollar spent, Assad is still in power. They have been fighting the Taliban for 20yrs now and its increasing becoming clear they will run away from Afghanistan with shame as usual. Shame on u and ur weak US. The Chinese will soon disgrace them like in Korean War. I 4got to add that Japan did not defeat COMMUNIST CHINA. It was the democratic CHINA always losing wars u have to tank for losing to Japan. Wen it lost as usual to d communist, the Americans took them to Taiwan to continue as the failed CHINA! They failed again in Taiwan. So its time to end all that serial failures by reuniting them to the REAL CHINA.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Chinese Military Warns US Is Playing With Fire & Pledges To Crush Taiwan(Pix) by Krismas(m): 10:18pm On Jul 31, 2021
Masterito:
Honestly you are real clown. You know nothing but know this China understands not to mess with the US. Talking of Korean war, America enjoys the current status quo. North Korea tried to invade South Korea, American stopped it and reverse it despite North Korea had the help of China. Today South Korea has the man power and advance tech to conventionally war any country in Asia. For nuclear battle, they rely on the US. See there are things I can explain here but know this that China is making empty noise. Tell them to attack America and they will see hell. China is complaining of US being a bully recently. Ask youraelf why not vice versa. Goan sleep, you know nothing.
coolWot have u said now? U just talking rubbish. Go and check how many territories in North Korea was in America’s control b4 China stepped into the war. China collected everything back. And with a poorly equipped military in 1950s. The US could not win!
Foreign Affairs › Re: Chinese Military Warns US Is Playing With Fire & Pledges To Crush Taiwan(Pix) by Krismas(m): 10:06pm On Jul 31, 2021
CooKeed:
Very naive submission, you say? It would interest you to know that the referendum was with the consent of the UK government. Again, I say, if they'd voted to leave, Scotland would be an independent country today.


500 years? You should tell me where you get these figures from. Hong Kong was ceded to Britain in 1842.

Portugal agreed to transfer Macau to China in 1999.The United Kingdom agreed to transfer Hong Kong to China in 1997 and China agreed to guarantee Hong Kong and Macau's economic and political systems for 50 years after the transfer. We both known that China has not kept that promise.

Quite frankly, we can debate that China has the right to dishonour its promise to the British and the Portuguese. After all, they were colonialists with selfish ambitions. But we are talking about people here. People who were born in, and live under a different economic and political system. You can't just come and shove communism down their throat.

My opinion on Catalonia remains the same. If the Catalonians want to be independent, it is their right.
coolU are entitled to ur opinion. I have great doubts-wit gud reasons-that any referendum by any country making up Britain or United Kingdom will matter for anything. I may have misjudged British stay in Hong Kong by that of the Portuguese in Macau. The count shud start from 1839, making it at lest 158yrs. That’s a long stay too. The Chinese govt. has promised to give the people of Taiwan sufficient time to adjust to one party government. So u need not worry too much about how the people will adjust to a new kind of rulership system. Wot shocks me, is ur refusal to see Taiwan as a colonialist creation, which must not be allowed to continue
Foreign Affairs › Re: Chinese Military Warns US Is Playing With Fire & Pledges To Crush Taiwan(Pix) by Krismas(m): 7:43pm On Jul 31, 2021
CooKeed:
This Taiwan were talking about has been governed separately for well over 60 years. We have a whole generation of people who have never lived under Chinese rule. Democracy is their reality. And you expect them to just submit to the Chinese?

Cessation is not war. It is self determination, which is a right enshrined in the charter of the United Nations. This is 2021 for God's sake. Just recently, in 2014 the Scottish people of the United Kingdom held a referendum. Majority voted to remain in the UK. Best believe, if they had chosen to leave the UK, Scotland would be an independent country now.
coolVery naive submission. If the entire Scotland had voted to leave, they wud all have been chained down by now. Take d case of Spain as example. Where the Catalonias voted to leave. Wot is the aftermath? Then Taiwan has been separated for 60yrs u say? Do u know how long Hong Kong was separated from China, 500yrs! Still they got it back. Wot of Macau? 500yrs they got it! Wot is 60yrs?
Foreign Affairs › Re: Chinese Military Warns US Is Playing With Fire & Pledges To Crush Taiwan(Pix) by Krismas(m): 7:33pm On Jul 31, 2021
omanzo02:
Lies! You are ignorant, Ukraine is not a NATO nation!

They intended joining but are not qualified.
coolWell there is a MAP (membership action plan) in place. I wud think that’s membership enough
Foreign Affairs › Re: Chinese Military Warns US Is Playing With Fire & Pledges To Crush Taiwan(Pix) by Krismas(m): 7:10pm On Jul 31, 2021
BinamRex:
You forgot to add that America has allies. This is something China doesn't have.
If u want me to name the allies of China. RUSSIA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA, These allies are enough
Foreign Affairs › Re: Chinese Military Warns US Is Playing With Fire & Pledges To Crush Taiwan(Pix) by Krismas(m): 7:05pm On Jul 31, 2021
CooKeed:
There was in fact a referendum in Crimea, with 97% voting to be integrated with Russia. Although, that referendum was very controversial. But that is a different story entirely.

Now, I'm an not discussing what is moral or right in this situation.

I am simply saying that in today's world China cannot realistically reunite with Taiwan because one, Taiwanese people overwhelmingly do not want to be united with China. Two, the US is a strong ally. And the US is a far superior military power than China. Three, just like you said, the US wants a friend around an enemy. And very importantly, Taiwan is an eager friend.

Things may change in the far future, this is the reality of today. And the longer it takes, the lower the chances of reunification. Maybe when China evolves into a true democratic nation and becomes a wealthy and highly developed society like Taiwan.
coolUr reality is merely imagination gone wide. The Chinese has fought a war with the Americans on the Korean Peninsula. That u still have North and south Korea means America did not win dat war. Taiwan is a part of China. It is America Colonialism that divided China into mainland China and Taiwan. The Chinese military is strong enough to rubbish that division even since yesterday.

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