Moldova Votes for EU Accession

[biku324]

You have to feel badly for poor old Vladimir Putin. No matter how much money he has his buddies spend or how much arm-twisting his thugs do, ordinary people just keep rejecting Russia. Georgia will vote next week, with 100,000 demonstrating against Russia's proxies last night in (appropriately) Freedom Square, Tbilisi.

It's a good day.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...f-upcoming-parliamentary-election/ar-AA1sBs9h

 

[ladder13]

Well yeah, when a threat looms get under the US NATO flag.

 

[biku324]

Like Sweden and Finland?

The bigger the EU and NATO are, the more safe and prosperous we all are. Freedom matters.

 

[DWalt]

Saw a report yesterday that N. Korea is sending in troops to help the Russians in Ukraine. Gotta wonder how that will turn out.

 

[biku324]

That depends on what the West does in response. Authorizing use of longer range missiles could be countermeasure #1; a 'dump' of US/NATO F-16s, the fighter designed in part to kill the Tu-160 Black Swan, might be another now that UKR has some internal training/maintenance capacity on the platform.

 

[CH4]

Saw a report yesterday that N. Korea is sending in troops to help the Russians in Ukraine. Gotta wonder how that will turn out.

Looks like the NK troops aren't happy with their prescribed assignment:

North Korean Troops Deserting Ukraine Frontline: Report - Newsweek

Good for Moldova! However, I don't know if they have the resources to hold up their NATO obligations; their message speaks volumes.

 

[swsig]

Saw a report yesterday that N. Korea is sending in troops to help the Russians in Ukraine. Gotta wonder how that will turn out.

Russia will have to put a new railroad train into service: The Trans-Siberian Coffin Express. Runs eastbound only.

 

[SMSgt]

I hired a plumber a few years ago. I noted he had an odd accent and asked where he came from. "Moldova," he replied. I asked how he ended up in the US. He proceeded to tell me about all the (Surprise, surprise) corruption there. Sounds like Moldova might not be a good candidate for the EU, other than to rub Putin's nose in it.

 

[biku324]

All of the old Soviet countries share the same problem with old Spanish colonies and most of post-colonial Africa.

Before new proposed EU members get final membership, they have to put transparency and anti-corruption laws with enforcement entities in place. None of that is quick nor is it easy.

 

[16thVACav]

Saw a report yesterday that N. Korea is sending in troops to help the Russians in Ukraine. Gotta wonder how that will turn out.

That will present a serious problem to the Ukrainians.

What are they going to do with all the dead bodies?

 

[CH4]

That will present a serious problem to the Ukrainians.

What are they going to do with all the dead bodies?

You'd think they are getting pretty good at dealing with large amounts of dead enemy soldiers.

 

[Bald1]

NY Governor Kathy Hochul thinks Moldova should have to have a background check.

 

[375hh1973]

If you gave me a map and put a gun to my head and told me to find Moldova, go ahead and pull the trigger.

 

[GaryS]

NK troops don't have recent experience in combat operations. Any that survive the experience and return to NK in one piece will be able to share what they learned.

Of course they were all "volunteers" I'm sure.

Saw a report yesterday that N. Korea is sending in troops to help the Russians in Ukraine. Gotta wonder how that will turn out.

 

[Beemerguy53]

If you gave me a map and put a gun to my head and told me to find Moldova, go ahead and pull the trigger.

Go to Romania and hang a right...

 

[jpage]

I would expect South Korea to supply the Ukraine from it's state-of-the-art defense industry, to counter the Russian/NorK alliance. Could radically change the calculus for the Ukraine.

 

[biku324]

I would expect South Korea to supply the Ukraine from it's state-of-the-art defense industry, to counter the Russian/NorK alliance. Could radically change the calculus for the Ukraine.

I love it!

 

[Rudi]

I agree with GaryS. The norks can get some OJT if they decide to mess with the South.

 

[biku324]

The ones that survive Russian 'tactics?' Not sure the platoon would be that useful.

 

[VictorLouis]

That little country is an absolute hole. I've watched a couple of Ewe-Boobs on it. Quick Google turned up this, LOL....

Top 10 Poorest Countries in Europe
(by 2020 GNI per capita, Atlas method, current US$)*

Ukraine $4,270
Moldova $5,340

 

[dockmurgw]

Sure, their poor...and corrupt. What better way to give them a leg up to improve their country, join civilized society and stick it to vlad at the same time? A win for everybody.

 

[Golddollar]

You'd think they are getting pretty good at dealing with large amounts of dead enemy soldiers.

Like the cartoon of the Finnish sergeant in 1939, "So many Russians. Where will we bury them all?"

 

[venomballistics]

Saw a report yesterday that N. Korea is sending in troops to help the Russians in Ukraine. Gotta wonder how that will turn out.

good for both parties.
To N Korea, their military is kinda like livestock you'll never get a return from. send out the worst units, its less you have to maintain. Meanwhile Russia gets minions to play games of "Rock or landmine" and "are they really out of ammo"

 

[The Last Standing Knight]

Saw a report yesterday that N. Korea is sending in troops to help the Russians in Ukraine. Gotta wonder how that will turn out.

Quite badly, I'm afraid. The North Korean Army is little more than cannon fodder. But cannon fodder can be bad enough. Ask any old infantryman from the Korean War about the Chinese Army back then.

North Korea is a nation led by a regime bent on national suicide. While they have always been known to be loose cannons per se, the fact that they are doing what they are now and the actions they are taking indicated to me two possibilities: 1)- The strings on Kim Jung Un are actually being pulled by China- to me this is the most likely for many reasons. 2) There are serious internal problems within North Korea that we are not aware of yet (political or peoplewise doesn't matter) and the Kims are looking to have the nation go out in a blaze of glory.

Not to fear, the Kims will survive...probably being given sanctuary when the time comes by a "friendly" nation and will take millions in ill gotten gain with them like most dictators do. However I suspect they will find those few friends they do have will feed them to the wolves at the first opprotunity.

Right now, there is a power vaccuum on the world stage and I won't delve further as it would get political. Suffice to say the problems around the world have been festering for decades and are now coming to the surface due to that vaccuum. The results will not end well for anyone in either east or west.

As for the North Korean troops, they are supposed to be their version of special forces troops....and take that for what it is worth. But one must remember Kipling and to paraphrase: "A boy with a ten dollar rifle can kill just as effectively as a well trained soldier with the latest weapons."

Underestimate no one. Especially on the world stage.

 

[lihpster]

If they haven't trained them and supplied them better than they used to, the NK soldiers will fall like wheat. Listen to what these NK defectors had to say about the differences in the daily lives of them and US soldiers. Particularly about the food, medicine and materiel supply. "3-4 bullets a year." "They picked the ones without malnutrition to do the tests."
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmdZ__xSYlU[/ame]

 

[johngalt]

Didn't Bruce Willis and John Malkovich have a job there once?

 

[SMSgt]

If you choose to believe any of several reports, the NKs are already trying to desert to Ukraine.

 

[schutz5]

I hired a plumber a few years ago. I noted he had an odd accent and asked where he came from. "Moldova," he replied. I asked how he ended up in the US. He proceeded to tell me about all the (Surprise, surprise) corruption there. Sounds like Moldova might not be a good candidate for the EU, other than to rub Putin's nose in it.

Hmmm smart Moldovians! They see the money rolling into the Ukraine fat cats and know the play book for free money!

 

[biku324]

Joe Wilson, Congressman from South Carolina on Moldova and Georgia:

"Despite war criminal Putin illegally occupying parts of the country & sending blood $ and thugs to steal Moldova's future, courageous Moldovans chose sovereignty & prosperity. On Oct 26, the will of the freedom-loving people of Georgia will prevail. #MoldovaVotes #MEGOBARI"

 

[Rudi]

Saw a headline that 8 nork officers were KIA yesterday.