Fair point. It's a flawed comparison. The US are underwriting this war and he must convince a US audience to back him is the only way I can think of to explain thatI'm not impressed with the we are in a position like Israel quote. Israel is not under threat from It's neighbours. Israel 's neighbours are occupied or challenged.
are we?
Israel is under threat from Iran who has stated it wants to destroy Israel and the jews . It runs a proxy war via Hezbollah and has done for many years. Israel is also under threat from low level attacks from Hamas.I'm not impressed with the we are in a position like Israel quote. Israel is not under threat from It's neighbours. Israel 's neighbours are occupied or challenged.
No winners at all.
Previously it was fighter planes. This time, transport planes were the target.Amazing ingenuity for low cost delivery of a payload that still inflicts serious damage.
Ukraine claims it damaged prized Russian jets using 'cardboard' drones from Australia in a daring raid
Australia gifted the Corvo PPDS drone, made of lightweight board and rubber, to Ukraine. Now it's possible they've struck a Russian airfield.uk.news.yahoo.com
You're just trying to derail the thread
And let's hope Ukraine can maximise efforts in this way, as I fear the losses they are suffering at the front lines- probably less than Russia's, but significant for Ukraine.Previously it was fighter planes. This time, transport planes were the target.
Ukraine war: Wave of drone strikes hits several Russian regions
Moscow says military planes were damaged in strikes on an airport and vows Ukraine will "not go unpunished".www.bbc.co.uk
Ukraine would seem to be targeting Russia's ability to wage war on it. Maximum bang for their buck.
Exactly, the three experienced pilots they have lost recently must be a body blow given they could have trained up the young recruits
Yes, a very sad loss indeed
Theres no contradiction at all imho, youre taking a guess at perspective and drawing conclusions on that.I'm not impressed with the we are in a position like Israel quote. Israel is not under threat from It's neighbours. Israel 's neighbours are occupied or challenged.
That's how I understood Zekenskiy's words too: Iran's threats of genocide.
Neither Gaza nor West Bank were internationally recognized independent countries they were always part of something else .
It is very hard to be an internationally 'recognised' independent country when you spend two thousand years being controlled by the Persians, the Macedonians, the Romans, the Caliphates, the Crusaders, the Ottomans and the British - and you are then torn apart in sectarian conflict.
To be clear - the biggest threat to the Middle East is (and has been) US imperialism - operating through two channels of control via Saudi Arabia and Israel. The US has been an integral part of every conflict in the Middle East since WW2.
