Religious fundamentalism is a cancer no matter the religion. But if what's happening in terms of diplomatic development between Riyahd and Tehran is true then thats a positive direction that any peace loving individual must support.
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Saudi Arabia is already moving forward. Although MBS is a bit crazy sometimes, at least he is a "young" person and he knows that the country needs reforms
As for Iran, the young generation is liberal ( also quite western-loving ...)
Their recent diplomatic stance is a profound change in the geopolitics of the region
And with less than 4 weeks until the Beijing Olympics arrive the American stenographers and propagandists are hard at work to portray the Chinese Olympics as A DISASTER in just about everything. This time around, it's about the ENVIRONMENT. Next week, it'll be about HUMAN RIGHTS, how specific Chinese minorities are being REPRESSED from participating in the OLYMPICS due to them being a member of X,Y,Z, group in China. Then they will talk about the DIGITAL RMB as Chinese way of CONTROLLING the masses and how the western world must unite in opposing Chinese CCDC to be used world wide because it'll equal HOLOCAUST. And since there are small clusters of Covid-19 outbreaks in China the majority of SPORTS JOURNALISTS will instead focus on that aspect to comb China’s dissatisfied citizens and then highlights the complaints to be Magnified and Amplified for World Wide Consumption. That's their purpose and objectives to be in Beijing, China.
The idea that Beijing Winter Olympics will showcase China's unprecedented level of economic development and prosperity, not to mention it's amazing leadership in handling Covid-19 pandemic, the Chinese people support of their government, the infrastructure development etc.. WILL ALL BE IGNORED in exchange for hyping, heightening, the tensions and BUILT-IN-BIAS from the People's of the west against China so that if and when Armed Conflict is asked by their government (U.S.) to the respective nations the resistance is feeble, meagre which ensures no opposition from anyone to such disaster can come to pass.
The idea that Beijing Winter Olympics will showcase China's unprecedented level of economic development and prosperity, not to mention it's amazing leadership in handling Covid-19 pandemic, the Chinese people support of their government, the infrastructure development etc.. WILL ALL BE IGNORED in exchange for hyping, heightening, the tensions and BUILT-IN-BIAS from the People's of the west against China so that if and when Armed Conflict is asked by their government (U.S.) to the respective nations the resistance is feeble, meagre which ensures no opposition from anyone to such disaster can come to pass.
solarz
Brigadier
David vs Goliath... But David is never counted out especially as his always ready to throw down..
I could see this becoming some sort of bloodbath the further it moves deep into Ukraine.. Kiev is fighting for all of Europe and freedom while Russia is fighting for the hertige of the Russian people and security Even the reasons they are fighting for says there is dog-fight written allover this
LOL, you're delusional. Ukrainians military with air power and armored columns couldn't even beat light infantry partisans.
SOF? LOL, you played too much COD.
It didn't work in 2008 either. Back them in France there was a famous case where they invited a Chinese professor to a talk show and one of the guest trying to pick a fight and said to him "According to my sources the children at the opening ceremony dressed in ethnic minority clothing are actually han children, what do you have to say to that?" And the Chinese professor thought about a response briefly and replied "I'm going to let you in on a secret: also at the opening ceremony the taikonaut that descended down onto the ground on wire work? He's not actually a real taikonaut".
It was not in Beijing, it was in Wuxi, Jiangsu. Should never take foreign journalist for granted regarding China.
Here is the report from China's FM.
2022年1月14日，国务委员兼外长王毅在江苏无锡同伊朗外长阿卜杜拉希扬举行会谈，双方宣布启动两国全面合作计划落实工作。
U.S. and Japan to jointly stockpile munitions, including near Taiwan
Shared use of facilities for contingencies raised at 2-plus-2NEW YORK -- The U.S. and Japan are discussing stockpiling munitions in each other's defense facilities across Japan, including islands in Taiwan's vicinity, to prepare for contingencies, Nikkei has learned.
The issue of joint usage of facilities was discussed in last week's two-plus-two meeting of foreign and defense ministers. The ministers "committed to increase joint/shared use of U.S. and Japanese facilities, including efforts to strengthen Japan Self-Defense Forces' posture in areas including its southwestern islands," the sides said in a statement after the meeting.
Joint use of facilities includes the stockpiling of munitions and shared use of runways, according to a source familiar with the talks. "There was progress on this issue so it was written into the joint statement," the person said.
The southwestern islands, or Nansei Islands in Japanese, are a chain that stretches from the southernmost tip of Kyushu to the north of Taiwan. If realized, the allies would have stockpiles of munitions that can quickly be deployed and replenished in Taiwan's immediate neighborhood. The westernmost of the Nansei Islands, Yonaguni, lies 108 km from the east coast of Taiwan.
The U.S. military has relied heavily on precision-guided munitions in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as battling groups like the Islamic State. Combined with budget cuts, this has led to a shortage of munitions in the army, navy and air force.
Precision-guided munitions are also expected to play a pivotal role in any potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait. With an accuracy reportedly less than 3 meters, precision-guided munitions are seen as vital to breaking China's anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) strategy, which seeks to keep American and allied forces out of the East and South China seas.
"Are there sufficient stockpiles of precision-guided munitions?" Jeffrey Hornung, a senior political scientist at Rand Corp., said. "Most critically, are the precision-guided munitions stockpiles located where the allies need them?"
For a Taiwan operation, "there is a need to ensure that stockpiles are established to support not just the initial onset of operations, but the subsequent forces flowing into Japan from the continental United States and Hawaii," he said.
The types of munitions that the U.S. military fears could fall short include Joint Air-to-Surface Strike Munition (JASSM), a 4.3 meter-long missile that can be carried on B-1 and B-52 bombers, Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) that is carried by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) that is designed to target enemy air defenses.
These three types of munition "are being procured in relatively small quantities, given their potential use rates in a high-intensity conflict scenario, along with the time it would take for replacement spent munitions once initial inventories are exhausted," a warned in June.
Defense budget cuts have affected procurement. In fiscal 2018, the U.S. military acquired 68,800 munitions for $4.6 billion. In fiscal 2021, that was down to 39,500 munitions for $3.8 billion. The fiscal 2022 budget request saw 16,700 munitions for $3.1 billion, according to a separate .
Japan, for its part, has been strengthening munitions quality, such as extending the range of its Type 12 anti-ship cruise missile to 900 km from 200 km. But the issue of quantity has taken a back seat.
Last week's U.S.-Japan two-plus-two was the first such meeting since March and was the first under Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who took the post in October. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi met virtually with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
The two allies agreed to cooperate on research to counter game-changing new abilities such as hypersonic missiles, which are hard to intercept with traditional missile defense capabilities.
One new area of joint research that was added to the two-plus-two talks was directed energy, which damages targets with highly focused energy, such as laser weapons. Seen as a crucial technology to shoot down drones and incoming missiles, "directed energy could also replace munitions and solve the shortage issue," the source said.
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don't see anything new. The US has bases all over Japan including Okinawa the closest Japanese island to Taiwan since 1945. What ammunitions are stored in these bases and how many was never a matter that need Japan's approval. Japan's agreement is just a rubber stamp.
China should take lession on recent kazakistan Protest and initiate regional defense co-operation between friendly neighbouring nation. I can see similar trouble might erupt in Burma, Cambodia, mongolia or even NK.
plawolf
Lieutenant General
Nah, only if the US had oil. Otherwise no liberation for you!