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   From: ascii@dprk.kp   
      
   17.2.2017, 7:11, lo yeeOn kirjoitti:   
   > In article ,   
   > Brian W Lawrence   wrote:   
   >> On 16/02/2017 19:57, *skriptis wrote:   
   >>> Brian W Lawrence  Wrote in message:   
   >>>> On 16/02/2017 11:56, *skriptis wrote:   
   >>>>> Brian W Lawrence  Wrote in message:   
   >>>>>> On 16/02/2017 08:52, TT wrote:   
   >>>>>>> 16.2.2017, 1:20, The Iceberg kirjoitti:   
   >>>>>>>> On Wednesday, 15 February 2017 20:01:02 UTC, *skriptis  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>> TT  Wrote in message:   
   >>>>>>>>>> 15.2.2017, 18:24, *skriptis kirjoitti:   
   >>>>>>>>>>> Russia to US is not a hostile power.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> Russia is hostile power to everyone. Even its own citizens.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> You disgust me.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Russia is a hostile power to everyone. Even its own citizen.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Wow, really factual and unbiased.   
   >>>>>>>>> LOL   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> I knew it all the time, but now it's clear to everyone.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> we've had Iraq, Syria, Libya, secret Yemen war and trying to kill   
   >>>>>>>> Castro 600 times but Russia is hostile!   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> False equivalence.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> 600 times? They should have sent Bronson. (The Mechanic)   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Most of those were simply mad suggestions made by Cuban exiles or   
   >>>>>> dissidents still in Cuba. The CIA may have offered some encouragement,   
   >>>>>> including maybe cash, but they were mostly figments of someone's   
   >>>>>> imagination.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> The Soviet Union/Russia has been 'hostile' to most other countries since   
   >>>>>> the revolution. It did have communist 'friends', but it enforced the   
   >>>>>> friendship on its own terms. Since ~1992 Russia has seemingly diminished   
   >>>>>> in power and influence and is trying to reimpose its will on its   
   >>>>>> neighbours and perceived 'enemies'.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> And yet Trump seems unaware of the history. I read/heard that he thinks   
   >>>>>> Russia will return the Crimea to Ukraine, but the Kremlin also saw that   
   >>>>>> and said 'not going to happen'.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Is UK going to give back Falklands?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> No, but why is that relevant or remotely similar?   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> I'm not surprised you don't see any similarities. You'd post   
   >>>  different stuff and think entirely differently if you were able   
   >>>  to analyze and compare events in unbiased way. As it is, you're   
   >>>  indoctrinated.   
   >>>   
   >>> Therefore any attempt to explain it to you, would be in vain. Futile.   
   >>   
   >> Well for once you are right, it would be futile. Maybe you could educate   
   >> our other readers though, I'm sure they'd enjoy that.   
   >>   
   >> Projection?   
   >   
   >   >>>> Is UK going to give back Falklands?   
   >   >>>   
   >   >>> No, but why is that relevant or remotely similar?   
   >   
   > For the sake of peace :), I'll take a stab.   
   >   
   > Falkands' residents are overwhelmingly British.  And upwards of 80   
   > percent of residents in Crimea are either Russians or have Russian   
   > relatives.  And an overwhelming majority of Crimean residents want to   
   > associate with Russia,   
      
   Not true.   
      
   > Crimea is historically and culturally Russian.   
      
   Certainly Ukrainian geographically.   
   Historically all over the map.   
      
      
   > Finally, the Kerch Strait bridge project shows great care from Russia   
   > to Crimea.   
      
   Nonsense   
      
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