Starmer is certainly boring, but I'm not convinced he's at all competent. I think he made the wrong call at just about every stage during the pandemic, for example, when he actually bothere… (View Post)

Yes, and Russia is on the opposite side, apart from Ukraine. The USA was actually at war with Britain between 1812 and 1814. (View Post)

The Napoleonic Wars lasted a generation, which many phases, including no fewer than seven coalitions against the French. The curent situation is most comparable to the situation in 1813-15 when all o… (View Post)

There's a difference between losing politically and losing militarily. You can have overwhelming force, and win every battle, but still lose the war - America in Vietnam is probably the most obv… (View Post)

I'm not a military man, but I doubt losing about 30% of your force in a couple of weeks against a vastly inferior enemy is a great performance. (View Post)