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"More than 85 were killed, including more than 80 civilians according to the Erawan EMS Center.[3] Two foreigners and two paramedics were killed.[4] More than 2,000 were injured, an undisclosed number of arrests occurred, and 51 protesters remained missing as of 8 June." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Thai_military_crackdown More than 80 civilians killed, most by the army. Fewer than five soldiers.
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Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
heybruce replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
Still no link. Are you aware that Mariupol is surrounded and difficult to supply? -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
heybruce replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
Why no link to that BBC report? -
Why wasn't there an investigation into these blackshirts? How many people where prosecuted and punished for killing the people in Watt Patham Wanaram? Why didn't the army also crackdown on the 2013/14 protests against an elected government in which government buildings were seized and an election prevented? Why does the army only stage bloody crackdowns on protesters calling for elections, not on protesters preventing elections and attempting to overthrow elected governments?
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My questions were to indicate how ridiculous your post was. I think most people understood that. Immediate surrender, as some suggest, would stop the current war but reward Russia for its illegal invasion and lead to more wars. Supplying Ukraine with the weapons and other support necessary to make the war unbearably expensive for Russia is the long-term solution.
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A lot of things could be said. Since a proper, unbiased investigation was never conducted and never will be, it will remain talk and nothing more.
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Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
heybruce replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
I wish that were true. Building terminals to pump LNG from tankers and convert the liquid into a form that can be distributed through pipes to where it is needed is a major construction project. Major construction projects take years even after all regulations have been met and permits acquired. Can you cite an example of anything as massive as an LNG facility being built in months as opposed to years? The existing distribution system in place across much of Europe was built to accommodate gas coming from Russia, not LNG facilities on Europe's Atlantic coast or from yet to be built facilities on the Baltic or Mediterranean Sea. I hope events prove me wrong, but I don't think they will. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
heybruce replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
You really should make an effort to become better informed before you post. I should have pointed that out when you made it clear you were unaware of the risks Zelensky was taking by remaining in Kyiv with his family when Russia was attempting to encircle and capture the city. Where do you get your news from? Where could Europe get liquefied natural gas and petroleum? There are fellow NATO members Canada and the US, along with Mid-East and north Africa countries. Oil can also be purchased from Mexico and some countries in South America along with Nigeria. I believe Australia is getting into the LNG business as well. Having a diverse choice of suppliers is the best energy security any country can ask for. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
heybruce replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
Unfortunately it takes years to build the facilities for receiving and processing liquefied natural gas. However once built Europe will never again be dependent upon Russia for energy supplies. That means Putin will have destroyed Russia's greatest economic and military lever on Europe. Russia will become more of a second rate power hopelessly dependent on China. I'm sure China loves this. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
heybruce replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
Kyiv was expected to fall within days, if not hours, of Russia's invasion. If captured Zelensky and his family would have been prisoners of Russia and executed if Putin found that convenient. Zelensky refused a US offer for safe evacuation. "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has turned down an offer from the United States of evacuation from the capital city Kyiv, the Ukraine embassy in Britain said Saturday on Twitter. "The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride," Zelensky told the US, according to the embassy." https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/26/europe/ukraine-zelensky-evacuation-intl/index.html -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
heybruce replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
Oligarchs in Russia play by Putin's rules or else... If Putin tells them to pay massive amounts of "tax", they will. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
heybruce replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
An opinion supported by Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Your opinion is that Putin will push no further if he wins in Ukraine. I know of no experts who share that opinion. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
heybruce replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
Putin wants to recreate the Soviet Union. That means capturing former USSR countries such as Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, which are all NATO members. Do you think Russia will want to invade NATO members with nuclear weapons? -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
heybruce replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
If he had easily succeeded in Ukraine he would have kept going until he forced NATO to directly confront Russia. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
heybruce replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
How many countries in addition to Ukraine do you think should surrender when threatened by Putin? -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
heybruce replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
"it's easy to be a strong man far away from the fighting" That describes Putin, not Zelensky.