I checked the map. Serbia is not on the borders of russia, was not at the time.
Serbia was involved in a long civil war, and the whole of NATO was on for the ride
(first ground forces to shoot and kill were german)
Russia was not a side in the conflict.
The risk of engaging russian forces was very low. After russian forces arrived everyone got careful, very careful.
Ukraine - Serbia are Very different cases.
Price of oil, I'll admit it is not clear cut. However the Saudis continue to raise their production even now as the price drops even more.
This clearly hurts them and can only be motivated by the Saudis wanting to hurt Russia and Iran.
Clearly the US and Saudis are in the same boat on this.
цйиеи:
. аъд баоъ зещб щма шйамй мцфеъ оогйреъ щйчййое аъ ддъзййбейеъ щмдп?
дцешк мчййн дслойн ма ребт олбег ае чег аъй олебг лмщде. деа ребт одйзс щаъд оцфд мчбм бтъйг одсеббйн аеък.
аъд йлем мдащйн аъ оебашч еаечшайрд бдшбд гбшйн, ебцгч.
абм дтебгд дйа щлщстегйд бзшд мфмещ мъйоп дйа ма тглрд аъ ашд"б, лй ддъзййбейеъ щм ашд"б ма щееъ дшбд бйойре, еллд дстегйн оъййзсйн амйдп.
дтйшчйн щйъфе фтемд тн айшп бомзоъ дажшзйн щмдн, етлщйе тн шесйд. обзйрън ашд"б йлемд мщмез рщч еъзоещъ, дн ма сеолйн тмйд. дн сеолйн йеъш тм айшп.
дйфарйн дбйре аъ жд мфрй лемн, едн офсйчйн мсоек тм ддслн дцбай тн ашд"б, елбш щръййн ощрйн аъ дзеч лгй щйдйд зечй мбреъ цба.
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Mubarak?
I like the "Not trust the US" thing.
My favourite is thememe "Obama Who?" that king abdullah says in his flight jacket...
as he climbs off the F-16, soon to be reloaded with US munitions.
I realy like that.
No need to trust the US. Israel, Jordan, KSA are still completely dependant on it.
Agreement part - fair enough.
Again, what other US administration would send forces?
Did Saudi consult the US the last time in Yemen?
Is it not the US that is behind the peace talks, since the Saudis can start a fight but can not finish it?
Saudi arabia(and company - Kuwait, Qatar) are starting to pay for decades of irresponsibl politics, mismanagement, corruption, and export of bad ideas and people.
It is a mystery why IS is not taking over them yet. Give it a year or two.
The Yemen war is a failure of the Saudis.
The US gave up on Irak when it was clear that Al-Maliki was not with them.
Irak was not seen as an ally for at least three years. No interests lost after writing off in 2011.
And true, the US has no policy for Irak now.
цйиеи:
ан аъд зещб щщен гбш ма абг ещашд"б ма рйжечд бъдмйлйн даме, арй ма оълееп мрсеъ мщлрт аеък.
абм ан аъд зещб щржч рогг блод сфйреъ дефцце, бшеш аъд осълм шч тм змч оаег чип одсфчишен.
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I think Hard interests were not hurt - Shipping routs, drilling contracts\rights, commerce agreements, oil supply, etc.
The good name of the US trades lower, true. It did so before after viet-nam, Lebanon, Mogadishu.
цйиеи:
. длрсъ лезеъ цбаййн щм ашд"б мчшйоад азшй дсйфез жд оти огй оаезш огй, бтйчш лй жд ба азшй щрйн бдп ашд"б офвйрд земщд (ебзжйъ дшесйъ цшйк мжлеш аъ бещ бваешвйд 2008).
дъвебд дййъд цшйлд мдъбсс тм раие, емфтем бщбетеъ дшащерйн бцешд дзмийъ.
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Too little too late. Oh yes. And add insult to injury - they did not see it coming.
Georgia 2008 - The US had no business sticking it's head into Georgia, while fighting two wars no less.
NATO would not be along to save the Ukraine, no sir.
You can maybe convince the US, but the Europeans know their neighbours better.
You see Germany, Danmark, Norway or Italy sticking their heads in that?
Not sure Poland would or even the baltics.
Sanctions unlike war have a real chance of hurting specific russian interets and crippling russia itself.
цйиеи:
ощош дрщйа ббешчйрд фасе ъфс аъ дщмиеп богйрд мазшерд, еасш аъ дрщйа есвре. майзег дафшйчай мчз йойн беггйн мдцдйш щдн йътшбе цбайъ, рщйай срвм ебрйп дъзйме бдлреъ феобйеъ мфмйщд (йеъш гйбше тм жд оащш баоъ тще).
ъек фзеъ ощбетййн ощош дрщйа рлрт едщмиеп зжш мрщйа.
очшд геод дйд богвсчш мфрй лод щрйн.
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You give the African union as example of something that works?
Sudan (south and Darfur), Mali war (thanks France), Zimbabwe, Al-Shabab, Malaria and AIDS.
.Good job everyone! Africa is in good hands
цйиеи:
ан ашд"б дййъд ошад рзйщеъ лже, йщ сйлей иеб оаег щдлезеъ дшесййн бчшйоад ма дйе йецайн одбсйсйн щмдн...
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That is some crystal ball you have there. You can see into the FUTURE!
цйиеи:
тлщйе арй орзщ щдъвебд щмк ълмем дтшеъ мвбй омзоъ темн щмйщйъ, емчйзъ сйлерйн , ещтгйу ма мтщеъ аъ жд.
бомзод дчегоъ раош тм ц'ййобшмйп щрйърд ме бзйшд бйп омзод мбйп бещд. деа бзш ббещд емлп чйбм аъ щрйдн.
ршад од йдйд доощм дба башд"б, абм жд длйееп щдн демлйн амйе.
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Why go and Godwin a good discussion?
This part is just... eh. A non argument.
And to make it clear. Agreement or not.
No other US admin would send those forces to the Ukraine.
The time of the NeoConswhatever is gone.
It's the kind of attitude that Putin, the chinese, and the Saudis eats for breakfast.
No Idea who red gamba is. Not me.
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