Russian, English Channel, EU posturing

Russian, English Channel, EU posturing

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John145

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Friday 21st October 2016
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Seeing footage and news articles like this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37725327

Really makes you think! Russian warships in the English channel and then cuts to footage of the EU bureaucracy.

This is a perfect catalyst for the EU to decide that they need an army but to what end? Further escalation and expansionism seems the EU's only response.

When you compare Aleppo to Mosul, what are the differences? State is attacking a city within its own country that has been overtaken by rebels and being supported by an outside superpower with air support, weapons and specialists on the ground. The level of spin is astonishing! I can't believe that the deaths of civilians will be significantly different in proportions between the two battles being fought. The only difference is Russia won't be supplying ISIS with weapons to defend Mosul...