Nothing has changed since.
Posted on 06/19/2017 12:12:30 PM PDT by johnk
'We will not hesitate to defend ourselves':
US military refuses to be cowed after Russia threatens to target every coalition plane or drone it finds west of the River Euphrates in Syria
The US has said its troops will defend themselves from Russian attack in Syria
That came after Russia said it would target US aircraft west of the Euphrates
Moscow was furious after the US shot down Russia-backed Syrian military plane
That happened Sunday, after the Syrian plane dropped bombs near US allies
Captain Jeff Davis said US and coalition air operations would continue in Syria
Russia claimed to have cut off a flight co-ordination line with the US
Davis said as far as he was concerned, communication continues with Moscow
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“We can’t make the Russians mad, that will just make more of them!
*clutches pearls*”
Good one!
If someone needs to save face they are buffoons and incompetents, not worth the time of day.
Face saving is a crock and a sign of weakness and fragility and mental instability.
It should never be indulged.
You have hard new left views.
You like Noam Chomsky and those guys?
Are you loyal to the US or another power?
Buffoonery is us, going into the main Russian ally outside of Russia and starting a war, and demanding they meekly submit.
Saving face is a crock. And we should quit doing it. Its time to apologize to Assad, flip the finger to the Sunnis, bomb the ever loving snot out of ISIS......and depart Syria.
But whatever... go team!
Dry up buttwipe. Ive done more than you have.
And loyalty to America and conservatism is the opposite of your views. You are loyal to Sunni Islam and its efforts to take over Syria.
Damned traitor, dancing like a monkey on a stick for your Saudi and neocon “allies”.
This is Obamas war and I am not loyal to it. Conservatives do not support war against Syria. Most of us want isis blown up and that it.
Yup - we are ISIS airforce and have been for a while
Remember when conservatives rose up when Obama wanted to intervene in Syria? That’s all out the window when we hold the steering wheel I guess.
Now its wave the flag and fly the F-18s top cover to shoot down anyone attacking isis.
Nothing has changed since.
“Its time to apologize to Assad, flip the finger to the Sunnis, bomb the ever loving snot out of ISIS......and depart Syria.”
Agreed.
And if Russia or Assad stand in the way by attacking forces attacking IS, then they too get what they get.
“Its time to apologize to Assad, flip the finger to the Sunnis, bomb the ever loving snot out of ISIS......and depart Syria.”
Agreed.
And if Russia or Assad stand in the way by attacking forces attacking IS, then they too get what they get.
I note you didn’t say you are loyal to the US.
I’m just telling you how you come off.
“Saving face” is very important culturally for several cultures and their politics. Allowing the saving of face or the denial of that are powerful tactics in dealing with any Sinitic culture, for instance. Face is a big deal to some extent for all Asian cultures and even for Europeans, or was. Russia is culturally semi-Asian.
“Saving face” is very important culturally for several cultures and their politics. “
I know.
And it is never good. Not good to have the mindset that face must be saved.
Not good to acquiesce and indulge the mindset.
It needs to be eradicated.
So if some guy slapped your wife in the face (and you’re not around), you would be good with just reporting it to the police and letting them handle it?
You’re a better man than me :)
It cannot be eradicated without eradicating the culture. Saving face does not dictate politics but it does dictate diplomatic procedures. There is nothing malevolent about it. It is just something that must be understood by the players.
This has been done, the word you are looking for is: annihilate.
Conservatives: We should not get into a pissing match with the Russians and stay out of Syria.
Rinos: We should give Russia the middle finger, ignore their threats and keep bombing.
Dems: The Commander-n-Chief is colluding with the Russians.
Film at 11.
“This has been done, the word you are looking for is: annihilate”
Fair enough.
Annihilate!
“So if some guy slapped your wife in the face (and you’re not around), you would be good with just reporting it to the police and letting them handle it?
You’re a better man than me :)”
This makes no sense.
You don’t know what saving face is.
It’s over trivial unimportant things.
It is not about an assault.
And are you suggesting if one’s wife is assaulted and battered that it shouldn’t be reported to the police?
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