Russia v Ukraine

[Boss]

At least if conscription is brought back, and we're caught in a Ukrainian trench, bombed to oblivion, with our legs hanging off, we can console ourselves in the knowledge that Lozza and Dan Hodges will suffer a similar fate. 

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, Boss said:

At least if conscription is brought back, and we're caught in a Ukrainian trench, bombed to oblivion, with our legs hanging off, we can console ourselves in the knowledge that Lozza and Dan Hodges will suffer a similar fate. 

And Kirsty Allsopp 

[Section_31]

2 minutes ago, Boss said:

At least if conscription is brought back, and we're caught in a Ukrainian trench, bombed to oblivion, with our legs hanging off, we can console ourselves in the knowledge that Lozza and Dan Hodges will suffer a similar fate. 

 

Not for me, cutoff age is 42 for conscription. I googled it.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

2 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

 

Not for me, cutoff age is 42 for conscription. I googled it.

[Anubis]

Unfortunately Hodges is 53 and Lozza 43.

[Captain Howdy]

48 minutes ago, SasaS said:

 

Term aggression appears only related to USA, UK and NATO's wars, this one is called every possible euphemism under the sun so as not to offend Russia.

In fairness I honestly don’t see how anybody can read that and not see the Russian bias.

[Boss]

3 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

Not for me, cutoff age is 42 for conscription. I googled it.

Haha, today presumably.

 

"Siri, does the British army still reject soldiers with flat feet?"

"Siri, what is the lowest IQ requirement for the British Army?"

[M_B]

Seems like Sumy isn't giving up without a fight afterall

 

 

[SasaS]

5 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

 

Genuinely don't see what's so surprising about it. He's obsessed by saving face and looking macho, he waded into Georgia and Syria and seemingly doesn't give a flying fuck. No way he was going to be humiliated and withdraw unless he got some sort of major concessions.

Really? Outright unprovoked invasion of a European country, with the population of over 40 million people, which has not happened on this scale since the WWII, if we disregard interventions within the Eastern Block? Syria didn't have larger ground forces involvement and Georgia did move against the breakaway territories they protected. And this must be like ten times bigger than Georgia.

[Bjornebye]

4 minutes ago, Anubis said:

Unfortunately Hodges is 53 and Lozza 43.

That’s probably why fox has opened his grid the fucking shitbag 

[Arniepie]

1 hour ago, Brownie said:

Are we suggesting that SD might have been a bit disingenuous? Surely not…

The Tories are literally bankrolled by them and they have made a former kgb agent in the Lords but its labour who are Russian apologists.

Standard. 

[Arniepie]

56 minutes ago, SasaS said:

 

Term aggression appears only related to USA, UK and NATO's wars, this one is called every possible euphemism under the sun so as not to offend Russia.

Don't they condemn it and urge Russia to withdraw immediately?

[Pureblood]

19 minutes ago, Boss said:

At least if conscription is brought back, and we're caught in a Ukrainian trench, bombed to oblivion, with our legs hanging off, we can console ourselves in the knowledge that Lozza and Dan Hodges will suffer a similar fate. 

White feather for me, Clive

[Arniepie]

1 hour ago, dockers_strike said:

Like the misguided CND people of the 80's, the handful of Labour MPs are allowed to have their view. But they're wrong about NATO and as the party says, they can be mouthpieces for Putin or mouthpieces for Labour but, not both.

 

Just read an article in the torygraph which touches on the coldwar fears from early 50s to early 90s was it when the USSR fell.

 

I went through a very paranoid period of thinking a nuclear war was going to rain down on our heads at any time. It might not have bothered some or they may not even thought about it. All I can say is that sometimes I was very worried.

 

No sane person wants war and there's no easy answer. But Putin strikes me with his threat 'never before experienced' as very chilling.

When you say misguided..you mean the people who objected to America sticking their nukes here,this ensuring we would be completely wiped from the face of the earth?

[Boss]

If it all kicks off, what would your wartime job role be?

 

[Anubis]

Home Guard.

 

”Put out your lights.”

[dockers_strike]

1 minute ago, Arniepie said:

When you say misguided..you mean the people who objected to America sticking their nukes here,this ensuring we would be completely wiped from the face of the earth?

Nice try. No, I mean misguided people who dont understand that if you dont have as big a stick as the guy in front of you with a big stick, he is going to at least threaten you and maybe even batter you. But carry on if you want to die on that hill.

[littletedwest]

22 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

 

Not for me, cutoff age is 42 for conscription. I googled it.

Just gotta hope I can avoid it for 4 months 

[Arniepie]

2 hours ago, Gnasher said:

And here come the Iranians,

 

 

Whatever happened to the axis of evil?

[Atticus Finch]

3 minutes ago, Boss said:

If it all kicks off, what would your wartime job role be?

 

Farmer looking after all them Land Army ladies 

[Arniepie]

2 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

Nice try. No, I mean misguided people who dont understand that if you dont have as big a stick as the guy in front of you with a big stick, he is going to at least threaten you and maybe even batter you. But carry on if you want to die on that hill.

The hill that thinking using weapons that could destroy the world many times over isn't the best of ideas?

[littletedwest]

17 minutes ago, Boss said:

Haha, today presumably.

 

"Siri, does the British army still reject soldiers with flat feet?"

"Siri, what is the lowest IQ requirement for the British Army?"

"Siri, can I be disqualified from military service due to venereal disease?"

[Brownie]

There is no conscription in the UK. In WWII it was 18-41 but you'd imagine that it would be older if there was legislation brought in these days.

[Stouffer]

6 minutes ago, Boss said:

If it all kicks off, what would your wartime job role be?

 

Radar technician (again), but unfortunately I'd be more familiar with the Russian kit than ours.

[Pureblood]

6 minutes ago, Boss said:

If it all kicks off, what would your wartime job role be?

 

I'd go Games & Theory, like Dougie Howser in Starship Troopers.  

 

Games & Theory - that's military intelligence. Next time we meet, I'll be saluting you!