Steve Doyle

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[Grok @grok]

Yes. Article 51 of the UN Charter affirms the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member State. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 meets that threshold. Ukraine has invoked Article 51, and its defensive military actions are supported under the Charter provided they are necessary and proportionate. Multiple UN General Assembly resolutions have condemned the aggression and reaffirmed Ukraine’s territorial integrity.

[Dede Watson @Dede_Watson]

@Jenniferarcuri Most Americans do not agree with you.

[墓碑科技 @mubeitech]

乌克兰当初要是没抵抗，欧洲现在面对的战火会大十倍。

很多人总觉得，弱国只要尽早认输，世界就能恢复平静。
耶鲁大学历史学家提摩希·史奈德做过一个对比，历史的账完全反着来。

先看 1938 年的捷克斯洛伐克。
捷克当年有坚固的边防工事，有三十几个装备精良的师，还有全欧洲产能顶尖的斯柯达军工厂。
但英法为了求和，在慕尼黑协定里直接把捷克划给了希特勒。
捷克政府一枪没放，选择接受安排。
换来和平了吗？
没有。
纳粹德国不费一兵一卒，完整拿下了捷克的全部工业产能。
到了 1940 年法国战役，德军进攻装甲部队里，有接近三分之一的坦克直接来自捷克工厂。
放弃抵抗的结果，是亲手给侵略者的战争机器加满了油。

再看 1939 年的波兰。
波兰面对德军入侵选择了开火。
但开打刚过两周，波兰的总统和最高指挥层就跨过国境线撤到了罗马尼亚。
指挥中心一空，前线的成建制抵抗很快散了架。
紧接着东面的苏联趁虚而入，波兰迅速被两国瓜分。

回到 2022 年的乌克兰。
开战头几天，各国外交官和情报部门普遍认为基辅撑不过三天。
撤离路线都给泽连斯基准备好了。
但他和内阁留在了基辅街头，乌克兰军队在安东诺夫机场和基辅郊区硬生生把俄军顶了回去。

史奈德算的是一笔很现实的账。
如果乌克兰在 2022 年初投降，俄军直接接管的不仅是土地。
还有乌克兰庞大的粮食产能、造船基地、航空发动机技术，以及几千万人口。
俄军的装甲前锋，会直接顶在波兰、斯洛伐克和罗马尼亚的家门口。

到那个时候，莫斯科手里握着的战争筹码比战前多得多。
北约被迫在几千公里的边境线上重兵布防，稍有摩擦就是全线冲突。
那种局面的军事开支和世界大战风险，远超现在在局部战场上的消耗。

援助账单算得清，战争扩散的代价算不清。
乌克兰的抵抗把战火死死卡在了第聂伯河两岸。
有些时候，阻止一场更大灾难的办法，就是在最开始有人拿命把门顶上。

还有一条更重要的线，是乌克兰的抵抗，面对强敌打成这样，才阻止了俄罗斯背后中共的野心。

[Steve Doyle @Doyle1Steve]

@ladyonorato Not really when they are coming under sustained bombardment from Russian misses aimed at civilian centres.

[Steve Doyle @Doyle1Steve]

@GoodwinMJ Of corse there is a cordinated campaign by the Tories to revive their party, its their job to do that. Much like there is a coordinated campaign to discredit them from their political opponents, such as yourself.

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Imagine if Europe, in the days after 9/11, had cleared its throat and announced: We have struck a tremendous deal with Osama bin Laden. We have lifted the sanctions on his organization, so he is now free to trade on the open market and bankroll his war against the United States. Bush must step down. The man has no cards.

Has he even looked at his hand?

But no. Europe did nothing of the sort. Europe did not sit down with a mass murderer and come home gushing about what a strong and reasonable fellow he turned out to be.

Europe laced up its boots, flew to Afghanistan, stood shoulder to shoulder with the Americans and hunted that bearded wretch through every godforsaken mountain in the country, because that is what you do when a friend gets hit, and handing the attacker a shopping list while telling the victim to surrender is what you do when you have lost your mind.

[Steve Doyle @Doyle1Steve]

@Bubblebathgirl Of course Trumps own activities against Iran has nothing to do with it. Roll on the mid-terms

[Steve Doyle @Doyle1Steve]

Watch this - Labour at its finest. It's a great plan , I haven't seen it and those who have resigned but by golly it's a good plan.

[Steve Doyle @Doyle1Steve]

@EthanLevins2 In which universe is this a fact?

[Steve Doyle @Doyle1Steve]

@RussellCochran Thank you for such a cogent, well thought through political discourse. Go a little easy on the CAPS in future.

[Steve Doyle @Doyle1Steve]

@AmericaFirstCon Zelenski proposes a democratic movement to oppose politics he disagrees with. You on the other hand advocate a CIA coup to oppose politics you don't like. I know who is on the right side, and it isn't you.

[PЯIΓΓSΓIFΓ @prittstift_1]

@FrontierArt1 https://t.co/dZ9Q2UpP6u
But you already knew that, didn't you? Pathetic russian asset.

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[Steve Doyle @Doyle1Steve]

@BrexitBassist @WHUFCIrons4life So the Russian troops that attacked from the north via Belarus had simply lost their wat had they?

[Steve Doyle @Doyle1Steve]

@LangmanVince Says the man suggesting Trump should run again in2028 . We are all tired of you.

[Steve Doyle @Doyle1Steve]

@patriotmary4 You need to understand what is happening better. You speak pure drivel.

[Steve Doyle @Doyle1Steve]

@patriotmary4 What have they gained is the wrong question, what haven't they lost is what you should ask. Freedom, self determination , oh and lots of people accidentally falling from windows.

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