Scary times ahead...

[supaseagull]

Ecuador threatening hostile action against the UK if we storm their embassy...

The Syrian conflict spilling over to Lebanon and Turkey...

Israel and Iran sabre rattling...

Russia declaring that if the west interfere in Syria then they will come to their Allies aid...

China threatening it's neighbouring countries over what it considers to be their borders in the South China Sea...

Is this as close as we've been since the 80's to WW3?

 

[BHAFC_Pandapops]

All we can do is try not to get involved, I suppose..

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Backing Ecuador (my second favourite country) over this one. Assange should not be labelled as a criminal.

 

[Worthingite]

I can't see Ecuador being a threat. What are they going to do? Embargo sales of Panama Hats!!!

Israel and Iran are always at that - it's nothing new in 40 years.

Russia aren't as powerful as they were before the USSR broke up.

Syria and Lebanon have been going at it for years too.

Truth is, very few countries actually have the money to go to war at the moment, there may be a lot of big talk, but I can't see anything apocalyptic happening any time soon. The only country that worries me in any great amount is North Korea, because they go at international diplomacy like a Bond Villain.

 

[Surf's Up]

and you can add ......

B&HA have started the season, in the words of their manager, needing to learn some lessons!

 

[Silent Bob]

Can you imagine if the third world war was kicked off by Ecuador?

First as tragedy then as farce I guess.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Can you imagine if the third world war was kicked off by Ecuador?

First as tragedy then as farce I guess.

Difficult to know who to support. They have a fast food chain called 'Gus'.

 

[Bladders]

Equador? You'll excuse me if I don't start shaking in my boots.

 

[Silent Bob]

Difficult to know who to support. They have a fast food chain called 'Gus'.

Nothing against Ecuador but it's not exactly the centre of the geopolitical world. I wonder what a war betweem 'them' and 'us' would look like?

Not that any of this is any reason to be raiding their embassy for anyone, of course.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Sleeper cell?

 

[cyrilthesinik]

Ecuador threatening hostile action against the UK if we storm their embassy...

The Syrian conflict spilling over to Lebanon and Turkey...

Israel and Iran sabre rattling...



Russia declaring that if the west interfere in Syria then they will come to their Allies aid...

China threatening it's neighbouring countries over what it considers to be their borders in the South China Sea...

Is this as close as we've been since the 80's to WW3?

Oh happy days...

 

[Washie]

Equador? You'll excuse me if I don't start shaking in my boots.

Thats exactly what americans were saying about Vietnam.

 

[martyn20]

Backing Ecuador (my second favourite country) over this one. Assange should not be labelled as a criminal.

Assange needs to go back to Sweden and face is accusers, he is doing all he can to avoid that, including breaking bail conditions that may bankrupt several of his friends.

 

[chrissyboy01]

I can't see Ecuador being a threat. What are they going to do? Embargo sales of Panama Hats!!!

Haha, like it

 

[cyrilthesinik]

What the f**k we are doing supporting the terrorist opposition of Syria by giving them £5m is beyond belief. It's almost as the West wants the Middle East to become an Al-Quaeda lead super-state.

Well said sir!.....Maybe they do...

 

[Bladders]

Thats exactly what americans were saying about Vietnam.

The Americans actually won every battle they were involved in and had a 20:1 kill ratio at least but that's not the point.

We're not threatening to invade them they appear to be thteatening us. I doubt we'll be putting up sea defences anytime soon.

 

[BHAFC_Pandapops]

Nothing against Ecuador but it's not exactly the centre of the geopolitical world. I wonder what a war betweem 'them' and 'us' would look like?

Not that any of this is any reason to be raiding their embassy for anyone, of course.

A press conference, some trash talking, and a couple of rounds in the ring.

 

[somerset]

China and Russia will not do anything to jeopardise their Western markets, believe me.

Israel would and could deal with Iran in a metaphorical minute, their air power could destroy Iran's military infrastructure without committing troops on the ground.

Eastern Turkey has been a battleground for generations... the western military presence there alone would stop that escalating beyond border skirmishes.

Ecuador?...

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Sleeper cell?

Advanced guard.

 

[dingodan]

What the f**k we are doing supporting the terrorist opposition of Syria by giving them £5m is beyond belief. It's almost as the West wants the Middle East to become an Al-Quaeda lead super-state.

America's and the UK's role in the world is an to fight an epic battle, the forces of good against the forces of evil.





Once the Red Menace was gone after the Cold War, a new existential threat was required. Having armed, funded and trained an army of militants in the Middle East to fight against Soviet expansion, the "Freedom Fighters" armed by the West would be built up as an "Evil Enemy" (much like the Soviet threat was) in order to continue the "Necessary Illusion" of an epic battle between good and evil, required to control society.



These "Forces of Evil", all but destroyed by the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, will no doubt be needed again soon.

It's very sad.