Saudi Arabia,UAE,Egypt,Bahrain break diplomatic ties with Qatar over 'terrorism'

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Tamas

#135
June 27, 2017, 05:52:59 AM
The ultimatum thing and the A-H vs Serbia example made me think:

Did the average, news-sensitive western citizen had even slightly more idea what the hell was going on in the Balkans and regarding Austro-Hungarian motivations than we do about Qatar and the Middle East? I mean sure, they knew about the assassination, but other than that?

Archy

#136
June 27, 2017, 06:02:33 AM
I don't think so. In france it wasn't even headline news during the time period of the ultimatum. The scandal wth Henriette Caillaux made the headlines than https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henriette_Caillaux

CountDeMoney

#137
June 27, 2017, 06:08:11 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 27, 2017, 05:52:59 AM
The ultimatum thing and the A-H vs Serbia example made me think:

Did the average, news-sensitive western citizen had even slightly more idea what the hell was going on in the Balkans and regarding Austro-Hungarian motivations than we do about Qatar and the Middle East? I mean sure, they knew about the assassination, but other than that?

We knew what was going on in the Balkans in '91, and nobody in Europe wanted to do shit about it.

derspiess

#138
June 27, 2017, 08:06:28 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 27, 2017, 06:08:11 AM
Quote from: Tamas on June 27, 2017, 05:52:59 AM
The ultimatum thing and the A-H vs Serbia example made me think:

Did the average, news-sensitive western citizen had even slightly more idea what the hell was going on in the Balkans and regarding Austro-Hungarian motivations than we do about Qatar and the Middle East? I mean sure, they knew about the assassination, but other than that?

We knew what was going on in the Balkans in '91, and nobody in Europe wanted to do shit about it.

Wasn't our fight, though.
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CountDeMoney

#139
June 27, 2017, 08:15:44 AM
Of course it was, niggerhater.  One of the destabilizing side effects of genocide in Europe has an annoying habit of inventing piles of dead American soldiers.

derspiess

#140
June 27, 2017, 09:47:35 PM
Nah.
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jimmy olsen

#141
June 28, 2017, 12:55:27 AM
Quote from: mongers on June 26, 2017, 06:47:11 PM
Quote from: Benedict Arnold on June 26, 2017, 06:13:25 PM
Why do I get an Austria to Serbia vibe from their ultimatum list?  I'm definitely behind Qatar in this mess.

That would imply Trump's White House* is Imperial Germany, Turkey as France, Egypt as the Ottoman empire, Iran as Russia, Pakistan is Italy, India possibly a more distant British empire and nobody playing the role of Woodrow Wilson's America**.





* I think it's important to start making the distinction between that condo vs America and Americans at large, not that that will stop Americans getting killed in the line of duty for Trump's latest folly.


** just for shit and giggles, say what about Putin's Russia. picking up the choice pieces after the region has gone to hell in a handcart?

How can we be Germany in this if we already have a huge military base in Qatar?
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DGuller

#142
July 03, 2017, 11:52:37 AM
Ultimatum extended by 48 hours.  It was nice of them to not start the war during the holiday weekend.

mongers

#143
July 03, 2017, 12:06:30 PM
Quote from: DGuller on July 03, 2017, 11:52:37 AM
Ultimatum extended by 48 hours.  It was nice of them to not start the war during the holiday weekend.

This race to the bottom they're having with Trump, to see who has the most stupid foreign policy, is rewriting the probable box titles in Money's future pristine boardgame collection.   :)
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CountDeMoney

#144
July 03, 2017, 12:16:57 PM
Quote from: mongers on July 03, 2017, 12:06:30 PM
This race to the bottom they're having with Trump, to see who has the most stupid foreign policy, is rewriting the probable box titles in Money's future pristine boardgame collection.   :)

They're made of paper products, so even if they don't spontaneously ignite from the detonation flash, they're useless against fallout.

Ed Anger

#145
July 03, 2017, 12:43:21 PM
A stack of War in the Pacific games will block fallout.

Assuming they are the Decision games version.
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The Brain

#147
July 06, 2017, 09:06:12 AM
Games that are still wrapped in plastic are easy to decontaminate. Fallout shouldn't be a big problem.
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