Less than 0% chance. Great knowledge of mathematics! Percent, of a hundred. It refers to the relative amount of a variable, relative to the entire quantity.
Probability, on the other hand is usually denoted in terms of a proportion of 1, with 0 representing something impossible and 1 representing something with utmost certainty. But probability cannot be expressed less than 0.
[detour]Mmm... ONUC wasn't exactly a minor squabble, on the other hand, 26 Irishmen were killed. Indeed, it was after the initial batch of losses that the Ministry of Defence started throwing some serious pounds at the problem and finally equipped the Irish Army to modern standards instead of WW2 equipment.
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Three words for you, friend: Russia-NATO council.
The nuclear missiles were never Ukraine's.
No ,
Various countries have sent troops to Ukraine to help train Ukrainian forces and they are all short term deployments , there was a short visit from US marines a while back again more for training than anything.
What changed recently was a Russian heavy artillery gun was destroyed inside ukraine (under the minsk agreement it was in Ukraine illegally )
by a newly aquired drone from turkey ,this is what set putin off
Putin is surrounded by advisers that share the same view,and misses the old soviet union
You didn't state that question in your previous post, so what's with the accusation of avoiding?
Incorrect use of the apostrophe again. You only use it when one noun is preceded by a possessive none. I.e. Ukraine’s missile.”were never Ukraines”
So only Russia is allowed to possess the goods from the era of the USSR?
Take your argument and apply it in an Irish context. Should we possess nothing from the era of the Commonwealth? Does it all belong to modern-day Britain?
I am not sure. But he's an Irish millionaire who was getting funds to organise group's to protest during the euromaiden.
He has lots of shady businesses that are set up to receive funds from donor's.
For some reason the independent.ie and others keep interviewing him as just a worried Irish man living in Kiev, He is anything but.
They are either supporting him financially or he is making contact with them to offer stories about Ukraine/Russia. They must know he is not impartial if he's anti-Russian. Just Google his articles.
Something is very fishy about him.
I feel sorry. He is some poor gobshite, paid to copy and paste his ideas onto some Irish forum. None of his arguments are original. They all very much follow the ideology of the Russians. The Kosovo-Independence Precedent (despite being previously criticised by Putin) is their ideological basis for proceeding with Crimea and Ukraine.
(despite being previously criticised by Putin) is there ideological basis
Improper use of the word their.
Maybe you should read up on the differences between their, they're and there.
Sorry friend. I already corrected myself at 5:13pm. Keep up with the conversation.
How awkward! 😱
You don't even believe that load of nonsense yourself you no fine we'll they took over the Crimea and spun it.. As for the vote we both what thats worth especially when it comes to Russia.
I'd say the Dept. of Foreign Affairs, the FSB, 007 and the CIA are all over this thread looking for talent.
It never fails to amaze me the mental gymnastics you do in this thread about Russia.
Insert US /UK action, throw in Abit of whataboutery and hey presto justification for Russia's actions against Ukraine.
Bravo comrade bravo 👏
Not once have you condemned russias actions, I bit ironic for someone as concerned about human rights and innocent people.
Or are the Ukrainians not the right type of innocent people for your agenda?
If we are the pool of talent, then Ireland is really doomed 😂
All jokes aside, to quote the great George Orwell “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” Never underestimate the power of carefully orchestrated propaganda
I don't know if anybody has posited that question before. Only NATO could answer. Perhaps the collapse of the USSR occurred more suddenly than any of them expected. Perhaps they didn't want to put boots on the ground because it would aggravate things and galvanize the people against an identifiable foreign enemy?
It's really just another of your hypothetical nonsense scenarios.
I don’t know Correct Horse, bungalow or no bungalow, it is still a large drop from the window ledge to the ground 😂
Vs your fake claims
I am actually being serious here. Do you debate on other forums? How does Boards compare in terms of the quality of debate you receive?
If NATO was so adversarial with Russia, why did Putin make several references to joining NATO in the early 2000s?
I observed that posters that attempt to personalize the debate, are also triggered by certain words and inevitably revert to name-calling.
They are the ones whose minds are most colonized by propaganda, they simply cannot handle that another person would hold and view events through a different lens.
Totally correct, Germany has taken over the EU without a shot being fired. Without them the whole ponzi scheme collapses.
NATO is dead now totally fractured beyond repair.
EU army is dead before it started. Seven neutral members and the eastern European states are talking about making it's own military alliances.
Sanctions will amount to nothing because no one want's any economic harm just now.
If sanctions are applied Putin will turn the taps off and shut it's airspace - Game over !
If he invades 5 million people will flee to Europe because they have Visas to travel anywhere. It will make the immigation crisis look like nothing in comparison.
Putin will get all that he demands and more.
It's an arms trading club so he probably wanted the business for Russian arms manufacturing.
I don't know, you do know the allegation is that the west enticed Gorbachev with Russia becoming a NATO member, and then later welched on that. It's part of the Russian grievance with the west.
I thanked his post though, because I appreciated the effort to give an honest answer.
Love the picture!
See, the reason that I know that Ireland is an enlightened society is that we can freely gather and discuss internal politics. I mean, if I posted saying that Ireland is a shitbag, I would probably get a couple of 100 thanks. We are lucky that we can apply our deliberative reasoning and understanding.
@brickster69 If he invades 5 million people will flee to Europe because they have Visas to travel anywhere. It will make the immigation crisis look like nothing in comparison.
Not working so far for him ...
I debated inserting a picture of Wayne and Garth in that post with 'NOT' but decided against it as I felt it would age me and I feel aged enough already today :D
Orwell, was great. A visionary. But had such a harsh view of life.. nasty brutish and short* to which I would add ugly. Hated pacifists. Loved a fight. A drama queen.
*Not an uncommon view in Russia either, I'm told.
They Wayne’s world reference would have been great!
The thing that makes me marvel most about Orwell is the level of his prescient that he possessed even before the internet was a thing. I wonder what he would make of the world post-internet
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