TheValiant

All this does worry me, as did the start of the Ukrainian war last year. We do seem to be drifting back into very dangerous waters. War in Europe, and a slowly escalating tension between China and th… (View Post)

I started watching some highlights of 'This is Wrexham', and I think it was Rob McElhenney who was amazed that the leagues in 'England' [1] allowed promotion and relegation. To him, it simply shouldn… (View Post)

I'm no military expert, but getting rid of our planes clearly DOES reduce our defence. But if we give Ukraine ALL our tanks, today, I can't see how the security of the UK would be affected. Tanks fig… (View Post)

Over on Alt-history forum, someone got banned for suggesting the Soviets under Stalin were as bad as the Germans under Hitler. But they weren't wrong. We give the Soviets in the 1930s and 1940s a mas… (View Post)

Yes. Authoritarian dictatorships always get high on their own supply. The leader, who was good for the first few years then believes they are invincible and does stupid things. No one tells him other… (View Post)