Possibility of pro Kremlin leader being elected in NATO
country. This could be a big deal.
But all that could change if Fico comes to power. The former prime minister makes no secret of his sympathies towards the Kremlin and has blamed âUkrainian Nazis and fascistsâ for provoking Russiaâs President Vladimir Putin into launching the invasion, repeating the false narrative Putin has used to justify his invasion.
He also blames NATO expansion for the war. 
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/28/europe/slovakia-election-russia-supporter-intl-cmd/index.html
That would be a HUGE step backwards for Slovakia.
I hope he isnât elected.
Fico wins.
Will have to see if he can form a government.
Not a good development, for Ukraine, US, or NATO.
According to preliminary results released by Slovakiaâs Statistical Office at 9 a.m. local time, Robert Ficoâs populist SMER party won 22.9% of the vote.
Progressive Slovakia (PS), a liberal and pro-Ukrainian party won 17.9%.
Polls suggest Ficoâs pro-Russia sentiments are shared by many Slovaks.
According to a survey by GlobSec, a Bratislava-based security think tank, only 40% of Slovaks believed Russia was responsible for the war in Ukraine, the lowest proportion among the eight central and eastern European and Baltic states GlobSec focused on. In the Czech Republic, which used to form one country with Slovakia, 71% of people blame Russia for the war.
The same research found that 50% of Slovaks perceive the United States â the countryâs long-term ally â as a security threat.
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American Bradley doing some work in UrkraineâŠ
Armor Experts Breakdown Video Of Ukrainian M2 Bradley Mauling Russian T-90M Tank (msn.com)
I think war is coming. The Russians and Chinese have fermented conflict and division in our country and they are sitting on a demographic time bomb. If they donât move now to rebuild the Soviet empire or take Taiwan, 10 years from now they wonât be able to.
Demographics and time are in our favor.
Fear mongering bs article.
Russian would lose to NATO in the first 24 hours, even without US immediately helping, and everyone knows it.
Theyâve proven themselves in Ukraine to be a 3rd rate power.
Geography and weather were always Russiaâs best defense. That is no longer a factor
There will never be a war between US and China.
That would completely destabilize the entire world and ruin both countries.
Donât have start with China and America just like WWII we get dragged into it more the possibility it starting with India vs China . They spilled blood more than a few times over border disputes and now weâre re trying to ally with India to offset China
Demographics is the key. Russia and most definitely China are demographically dying countries. They are both lead by crazy dictators who view everything through the lenses of rebuilding their empires. They donât have a lot of time because of their demographics.
The United States has all the time in the world. We have more people emigrating to the US than we can handle. Russia and China do not.
speaking of war, what will be Iranâs responseâŠAl-Asad airbase was attacked by Iran after another general killed by USâŠ
Zilch.
Just like that other general of theirs that we killed. Theyâll gripe and moan, but in the end, they wouldnât dare do anything TOO provocative.
Correct, there is a defined line that Iran canât really cross without the reprisals escalating well beyond their capabilities.
Uh, no.
Iran conducted an attack in Iraq in DEC. 2019.
And in responseâŠ
We killed an Iranian General and Hezbollah fighters in a series of strikes in Jan. 2020.
Iran launched some missiles after that, but there were no KIAs. That was it.
Iran did conduct bombings in Iraq in 2022, but Trump wasnât President at that point.
Uh yes.
In retaliation for the killing of the Iranian general, Iran bombed a US installation in Iraq. Yeah, always a strong spine tactic to use the no KIAs excuse to avoid holding those who attacked a US INSTALLATION accountable. âOh, no one killed. Weâre good.â Canât imagine the outcry had the current POTUS capitulated as such.