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wutHowever when the West was involved in genocidal warfare in Korea,
wutHowever when the West was involved in genocidal warfare in Korea,
Hamish Howl:
Has anyone considered the damage that could be done legally, politically and militarily if genocide is declared in Ukraraine? The responsibility to protect (R2P) kicks in and countries are duty bound to intervene in order to stop the alleged genocide. That means that third-party military forces would have to intervene in Ukraine which could lead to a much wider and more destructive war. Russia's conventional forces would likely be overwhelmed and Russia would likely resort to NBC weapons in ways it would be hard to predict. That would lead to an even greater slaughter.
NWRarCon:I wonder if our skeptical friends, who attributed the horrendous civilian death toll to "bad aiming" as opposed to "bad aims", are now willing to modify their views in light of Mariupol, Bucha and Kramatorsk? Does evidence matter?
Rogue Valley:Russia would have the option of peacefully withdrawing.
Why should Russia believe that?If not, then any international intercession ceases when Russian troops have abandoned Ukraine.
Realise it? How can one not realise it, when one watches and reads reports of wholesale atrocities daily? Whether these atrocities have risen to the level of "genocide" is debatable but they are certainly criminal. However weigh the atrocities against the likelihood of a thermonuclear exchange if American, Western European or NATO troops get involved in direct combat in Ukraine and the tragedy could increase by many orders of magnitude. How many Buchas justify the destruction a Kyiv, a Berlin, a Paris, a London or a New York City? How many Buchas justify the destruction of a Minsk or a Moscow?Do you realize the carnage that can transpire if nefarious nations protect an ongoing genocide with nuclear threats?
Realise it? How can one not realise it, when one watches and reads reports of wholesale atrocities daily? Whether these atrocities have risen to the level of "genocide" is debatable but they are certainly criminal. However weigh the atrocities against the likelihood of a thermonuclear exchange if American, Western European or NATO troops get involved in direct combat in Ukraine and the tragedy could increase by many orders of magnitude.
NWRatCon:Just because an inveterate liar and bully threatens nuclear war we're supposed to cower in the corner and wet our pants? Good God. How much lunch money was given up in your childhood?
Wait. Is Putin not an inveterate liar and bully?NWRatCon:
Well that was a reasoned response, eh? It's debate, not berate.
Be well.
Evilroddy.