I wonder how many games in this WC are going to finish 11 aside. Hopefully the players will take notice and be a lot more careful but frankly 2 of those red cards seemed absurd to me. (View Post)

I was being facetious about Arsenal. I agree about the red card. It was absurd. (View Post)

So, we are spending nearly £60bn on defence this year. We struggle to put a single ship to sea. Our carriers seem to spend all their time in dock. We have a pitiful number of planes. Our army is one … (View Post)

One of the things that seems so remarkable looking back, compared to modern conflicts, is how short both WW1 and WW2 were. These days we seem to contrive stalemates that drag on forever or sequelae t… (View Post)

I think so but maybe I am being overly optimistic. The strain on Russia now, militarily and economically, is just unsustainable. Something has to give. (View Post)