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Title: WWIII? Post by: boldie on August 11, 2008, 10:17:02 AM Probably not, but this is pretty messed up.
Georgia and Russia are officially at war...that's what happens when I go up North for a weekend and don't log on to Blonde! http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/world/europe/11georgia.html?th&emc=th Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: ShatnerPants on August 11, 2008, 10:54:05 AM I'm rubbish at international politics, and I keep on reading about how absolutely horrid the Russians are being bombing the crepe out of poor little innocent Georgia.
But I'm wondering what kicked it all off. The Russians are saying they're protecting the Ossetians against Georgian attriocites. The Georgians are blaming Russia for invading. I know it's going to be clear as mud, and loads of Chinese whispers. But are the Georgians the innocent party here, suffering under the nasty Russians. Or did they bring this on themselves ? Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: boldie on August 11, 2008, 11:02:10 AM I'm rubbish at international politics, and I keep on reading about how absolutely horrid the Russians are being bombing the crepe out of poor little innocent Georgia. But I'm wondering what kicked it all off. The Russians are saying they're protecting the Ossetians against Georgian attriocites. The Georgians are blaming Russia for invading. I know it's going to be clear as mud, and loads of Chinese whispers. But are the Georgians the innocent party here, suffering under the nasty Russians. Or did they bring this on themselves ? Bit of both really from my understanding. I think it's safe to say the Russian are going a bit OTT bombing the crap out of everything they see and they are moving dangerously close to "annexing" Georgia again but Georgia is not a completely innocent party in this...apparently. I need to do some research into this one but it's fascinating stuff and not something I expected to see. Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: cia260895 on August 11, 2008, 11:27:26 AM Surely the last thing anyone needs is for Russia to start flexing its military muscles.
Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: boldie on August 11, 2008, 11:30:04 AM Surely the last thing anyone needs is for Russia to start flexing its military muscles. Especially since there is bog all anyone can do about it. The Americans might be talking loudly but surely nooone can see them actually do anything here? Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: cia260895 on August 11, 2008, 11:31:43 AM from the bit i heard just bush stirring b4 he jogs off
Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: Rod Paradise on August 11, 2008, 11:33:10 AM Surely the last thing anyone needs is for Russia to start flexing its military muscles. Especially since there is bog all anyone can do about it. The Americans might be talking loudly but surely nooone can see them actually do anything here? They could maybe surreptitiously supply weapons and training for an ongoing 'resistance' against the Russians, then when they've driven the Russians out use a thin connection to terrorism, rebrand them terrorists and invade their country? Oh yeah, done that one in Afghanistan. Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: ShatnerPants on August 11, 2008, 12:21:00 PM How important is the oil pipeline in all this ?
Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: boldie on August 11, 2008, 12:27:16 PM How important is the oil pipeline in all this ? As per usual, it's the main reason for people to get involved. For the Russians it's very important but they also have a pride thing going on here..and that might be more dangerous than if it were for purely economic reasons. Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: WarBwastard on August 11, 2008, 03:23:53 PM I think when the dust settles we'll see that the Germans are responsible for this entanglement in some shape or form.
Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: booder on August 11, 2008, 03:24:49 PM I think when the dust settles we'll see that Boldie is responsible for this entanglement in some shape or form. FYP Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: Colchester Kev on August 11, 2008, 03:26:57 PM Wargames ... Mathew brodderick has been hacking computers again !
Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: boldie on August 11, 2008, 03:27:21 PM I think when the dust settles we'll see that Boldie is responsible for this entanglement in some shape or form. FYP I don't see the change. Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: boldie on August 11, 2008, 03:31:18 PM I think when the dust settles we'll see that the Germans are responsible for this entanglement in some shape or form. Sure, blame it on the Germans!..What have Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: Nakor on August 11, 2008, 03:56:23 PM I think when the dust settles we'll see that the Germans are responsible for this entanglement in some shape or form. Sure, blame it on the Germans!..What have Off the top of my head; They work me too hard The tried to kill both my Grandads I can't afford the German car I want. They spawned you Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: boldie on August 11, 2008, 04:08:45 PM I think when the dust settles we'll see that the Germans are responsible for this entanglement in some shape or form. Sure, blame it on the Germans!..What have Off the top of my head; They work me too hard The tried to kill both my Grandads I can't afford the German car I want. They spawned you You work for Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: Nakor on August 11, 2008, 04:13:51 PM I think when the dust settles we'll see that the Germans are responsible for this entanglement in some shape or form. Sure, blame it on the Germans!..What have Off the top of my head; They work me too hard The tried to kill both my Grandads I can't afford the German car I want. They spawned you You work for We own a small piece of them, they just earn all the cash and work us service boys much too hard. So the English pay my wage and of course its not enough. When I go in I am always on time, I've just given up going in, well at least until the war is over. Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: boldie on August 11, 2008, 04:18:24 PM I think when the dust settles we'll see that the Germans are responsible for this entanglement in some shape or form. Sure, blame it on the Germans!..What have Off the top of my head; They work me too hard The tried to kill both my Grandads I can't afford the German car I want. They spawned you You work for We own a small piece of them, they just earn all the cash and work us service boys much too hard. So the English pay my wage and of course its not enough. When I go in I am always on time, I've just given up going in, well at least until the war is over. Do you speak German yet?..If not, the war will never be over! Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: AndrewT on August 11, 2008, 04:22:06 PM I'm finding it very difficult to read sentences on the BBC site such as 'Russian troops have entered Georgia from the breakaway region of Abkhazia' without thinking of a game of Risk.
I'm fully expecting the conflict to expand to Irkutsk and Kamchatka. I understand the Georgian president is currently trying to roll a double six. Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: Nakor on August 11, 2008, 04:29:06 PM I think when the dust settles we'll see that the Germans are responsible for this entanglement in some shape or form. Sure, blame it on the Germans!..What have Off the top of my head; They work me too hard The tried to kill both my Grandads I can't afford the German car I want. They spawned you You work for We own a small piece of them, they just earn all the cash and work us service boys much too hard. So the English pay my wage and of course its not enough. When I go in I am always on time, I've just given up going in, well at least until the war is over. Do you speak German yet?..If not, the war will never be over! Why do I need to speak German you all speak English so well? Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: boldie on August 11, 2008, 04:33:07 PM I think when the dust settles we'll see that the Germans are responsible for this entanglement in some shape or form. Sure, blame it on the Germans!..What have Off the top of my head; They work me too hard The tried to kill both my Grandads I can't afford the German car I want. They spawned you You work for We own a small piece of them, they just earn all the cash and work us service boys much too hard. So the English pay my wage and of course its not enough. When I go in I am always on time, I've just given up going in, well at least until the war is over. Do you speak German yet?..If not, the war will never be over! Why do I need to speak German you all speak English so well? Of course we all speak English well, it's an inferior language. German is the polite people's language..language of the elite if you will. You can never expect to climb the social ladder if you only speak a language as common as English. Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: fatshaft on August 11, 2008, 05:52:17 PM I'm finding it very difficult to read sentences on the BBC site such as 'Russian troops have entered Georgia from the breakaway region of Abkhazia' without thinking of a game of Risk. LOL - a long time since I've played, but it's flooding back....I'm fully expecting the conflict to expand to Irkutsk and Kamchatka. I understand the Georgian president is currently trying to roll a double six. Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: Ironside on August 11, 2008, 05:57:09 PM risk challenge bB7 i will dominate
Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: mondatoo on August 11, 2008, 06:25:49 PM risk challenge bB7 i will dominate You read my mind ironside RISK OWNS ALL BOARD GAMES absolute quality game.Pc game not to bad neither. Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: Bongo on August 12, 2008, 01:07:48 AM This reminds me of a rather unspectacular anecdote I was regaled with, I am repeating it purely because of a fact within it that I found astonishing.
I was at my local board game shop getting a nice back gammon set for my brother as a present and somehow the topic of conversation with the clerk turned to risk and a boardgames weekend the shop organised. Apparently a group of people turned up and set up a game of risk when one of them pointed out the event was only 2 days so they decided there wasn't much point in such a short game and played something else. Me... I prefer games about trains (seriously!) Title: Re: WWIII? Post by: boldie on August 12, 2008, 08:25:08 AM This reminds me of a rather unspectacular anecdote I was regaled with, I am repeating it purely because of a fact within it that I found astonishing. I was at my local board game shop getting a nice back gammon set for my brother as a present and somehow the topic of conversation with the clerk turned to risk and a boardgames weekend the shop organised. Apparently a group of people turned up and set up a game of risk when one of them pointed out the event was only 2 days so they decided there wasn't much point in such a short game and played something else. Me... I prefer games about trains (seriously!) lol..ONLY two days?...how do those guys play? |