Posted on 05/28/2022 7:30:14 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
Ukraine has started receiving Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark and self-propelled howitzers from the United States, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Saturday, saying the arms would bolster forces fighting Russia's invasion.
"The coastal defence of our country will not only be strengthened by Harpoon missiles – they will be used by trained Ukrainian teams," Reznikov wrote on his Facebook page.
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No, I have clearly stated that history, particularly that of hundreds of years ago, really plays no part in justifying current events. I don’t know why you’re trying to force YOUR reasoning on me. Your first post to me on this thread was this:
“In 1992 it was all sovereign russian territory. In fact Russia started in Kiev.”
So you’re ignoring several facts here, as long as we’re turning on the wayback machine. One, Ukraine was a constituent republic of the USSR, not an administrative district as you claimed. The Ukrainian SSR had its own membership in the UN, as did the Belorussian SSR.
Then YOU reached back over ELEVEN HUNDRED years to the Kievan Rus! The fact that the Franks were a Germanic tribe gives modern Germany no right to rule France.
Ukraine is a sovereign nation TODAY, and the sovereignty was guaranteed by Russia! That’s been my clear and unambiguous position throughout. Your attempts at obfuscation won’t change anything.
You really are a sun bleachbrained SoCal denizen. I know a great place for Margaritas in Dana Point.
Most of the problems in the world are the result of history hundreds of years ago. But hey, you beach bums just push right bast that.
Even the US is having a hard time because of history a couple hundred years ago. African slavery, mexican americans who were always here. Native Americans.
Man just chill. That's all just history.
You’re excellent at distorting what I write. I am well aware the history is what has brought us to the present day. In my post I clearly addressed history as JUSTIFICATION for current events. The history of chattel slavery through the first half of America’s existence hardly justifies black violence against white victims in today’s world. It doesn’t justify hiring quotas either. Do you favor that policy too? Frankly Putin is a man of today’s world and his only interest in history is as an excuse to take what he wants.
But let's set history aside and go with facts that support the case we want to make. I know it's hard to get your head around stubborn facts that make sorting this out very difficult.
Some of us are of the opinion that it's just not our circus and we should steer clear of it and focus on our principal adversary - China - who will come out the winners if we get bogged down in a place we cannot even get to.
“I know it’s hard to get your head around stubborn facts that make sorting this out very difficult.”
How do you know that when you can’t get basic facts straight, as I’ve illustrated to you multiple times now?
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