Russia in Syria

[briskycat]

Well they'll have to be able to show both the US and China that Russia is still a big man soon enough.

Maybe it's that?

A big filling station? For now they've managed to show that while the world economy grows by 3.3%, Russian economy declines by 4%.

[briskycat]

Navy's need forward bases or they cannot operate effectively far from home.

Yes, of course, maybe it makes sense from the military standpoint. I don't see why they need it from the political standpoint.

[cheezemonkhai]

Yes, of course, maybe it makes sense from the military standpoint. I don't see why they need it from the political standpoint.

 

Ug Man, Russian Strong.. Putin 100% not gay!

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 2 October, 2015 by cheezemonkhai

[Ootohere]

No way is Putin gay, but his boyfriends might be.

[camelspyyder]

Yes, of course, maybe it makes sense from the military standpoint. I don't see why they need it from the political standpoint.

 

How are the economic sanctions biting in Moscow?

 

Political distraction - get involved in another conflict - get more popularity

[trundlenut]

How are the economic sanctions biting in Moscow?

Political distraction - get involved in another conflict - get more popularity

The in laws regularly go to Bulgaria and their friends out there say that there has been a big drop off in Russian holiday makers this year.

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[seboni121]

Putins as bent as an u nail

[briskycat]

How are the economic sanctions biting in Moscow?

 

Pretty nasty, as you may guess

Political distraction - get involved in another conflict - get more popularity

Yes, this is always a consideration, of course.

[Laurie61]

Putin is a cleaver guy. Plan A ?, turn up in Syria, create havoc and then negotiate the lifting of sanctions if he redeploys troops back to Russia. He then keeps part of Ukraine without further penalty.....   :sun:

OK I have probably been reading too much Follett. 

[RapidRonnie]

The A-mericans are in no position to lecture Putin given that they just bombed a hospital in Afghanistan today, kiiling 16 people including 9 doctors.

[Laurie61]

The A-mericans are in no position to lecture Putin given that they just bombed a hospital in Afghanistan today, kiiling 16 people including 9 doctors.

 

Yes but when the USA does this it is just a b***s up, the Russians will do this intentionally.    

[RapidRonnie]

Yes but when the USA does this it is just a b***s up, the Russians will do this intentionally.    

 

Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but neither situation would be ok.

[Auric Goldfinger]

Do you think Mr Putin Funds his own conflicts

 

 

http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2015/02/15/putins-net-worth-is-200-billion-says-russias-once-largest-foreigner-investor/

[briskycat]

He doesn't need to. Taxpayers do it for him. And this:

so it doesn't matter how rich you are, if you can be arrested, put in jail and have your money taken away, the guy who can do that to you is the most powerful person in Russia.

also applies to himself. That's why he is not going to leave power of his own free will (and will advocate every dictator in a similar situation).

[briskycat]

Islamic State claims responsibility for Russian plane crash in Egypt

[devonutopia]

Islamic State claims responsibility for Russian plane crash in Egypt

 

BS to me, as it sounds like a stall, not a shooting down.

[moley]

BS to me, as it sounds like a stall, not a shooting down.

Does look the aircraft fell out of the sky, so something fairly catastrophic must have occurred.

[camelspyyder]

Possibly a bomb loaded on at Sharm. Only takes 1 radicalized airport employee with a security pass.

[vindaloo]

Islamic State - The "dun it Duncan" of the real world....! "I dun that, yeah, I nicked that.... and that other one last week".  Maybe if we gave them an ASBO (ISBO?!?) they'd keep quiet for a while.

 

http://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Done_It_Duncan

 

As for the airliner, too soon to say categorically what happened. Could even be a software glitch!

[Auric Goldfinger]

 

As for the airliner, too soon to say categorically what happened. Could even be a software glitch!

 

Could they have not just turned it off and back on again, Control, Alt, Delete ?

[VRS Mike]

we flew out of Sharm the day before the accident, may have even met some of those killed at our resort   :S

 

I don't believe it's a bomb, Russian aviation safety is much to be desired.

[moley]

As for the airliner, too soon to say categorically what happened. Could even be a software glitch!

Would a software glitch cause a plane to break up in mid air?

[KenONeill]

Would a software glitch cause a plane to break up in mid air?

With "fly by wire" and a mode that causes the aircraft to use positive feedback rather than negative for stabilisation, yes that's possible.

Edited 4 November, 2015 by KenONeill

[briskycat]

Would a software glitch cause a plane to break up in mid air?

Theoretically, a software glitch could cause thrust reverser to deploy in flight, similar to this accident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauda_Air_Flight_004

The aircraft broke up in mid-air on the way down at 4,000 feet (1,200 meters)

Edited 4 November, 2015 by briskycat

[vindaloo]

Could they have not just turned it off and back on again, Control, Alt, Delete ?

 

Button's usually on the outside to get it going again though...