Thanks Bonnie, keep it coming...meanwhile...
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So we are now seeing what was coming when they didn't have to demo their nuke and nobody was gonna help keep the Strait open.
I don't like it now and I wouldn't like then.
And speaking of their nukes...anyone notice their adamant public insistence on continuing their "peaceful" nuclear program? Heh heh. 60% or higher enrichment. And oh yeah, their sovereignty/right to control the Strait...uh huh? where are the folks here constantly emphasizing international practice and agreements and..and yet Bosporous remains, Gibraltar remains, Magellan remains...even the Bering remains wide open to all, even when one can be on a ladder in Tin City Alaska and see Russia thru the haze.
Sorry, but the regime we are all facing is not your basic 'enemy' or ruled by a greedy oligarchy type dictator...and it does not value most of its citizens' lives, much less rights. So not much room to inflict more "pain", as they are already enduring more than the world seems willing to endure - classic asymmetric war situation, and they are not afraid to use suicide vests at your wedding or schoolbuses. No other goup of their religion comes close to their demands for control of the Strait and continued development of the bomb, nor contribute as much to sorry bunches like Hamas and Hezbollah to wish to destroy another ethnic group on the planet , can you name one?
Tried to obey the ROE, but this discussion demands calling out a few items not welcome on the forum ROE.
Gums sends...