Comments by "Archangel M127" (@Archangelm127) on "CaspianReport" channel.

  1. I'd heard about the Aral Sea disaster before this. As I recall, the original Soviet plan included diverting a river or digging a canal or something to replenish the Aral Sea. That replenishment plan was scrapped, but they went ahead with the rest of the project anyway. Go figure. I did not know about the bioweapons or the human rights abuses involved with Uzbek cotton production. Thank you, Shirvan. :)
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  2. FYI, Shirvan, the English word "corps" (as in a military formation) is pronounced exactly like the word "core." (I'm sorry. For English.)
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  3. In many respects, the US military has actually been saving money by giving stuff to Ukraine; most of the gear we've given them was actually slated to be removed from service. It would cost more to dispose of the stuff than it's cost to ship the stuff off to kill Russians. I'm not sure if this will continue to be the case going forward, but still. Talk about a win-win situation for the USA.
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  4. Also, just FYI Shirvan, the "c" in "indicted" is silent. :)
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  5. This sounds so natural at 1.25x speed, I can't help wondering if that was about the speed of the original recording. If so, don't slow it down. If that is the way you talk, Lewis, you need to work to develop a smoother rhythm that emphasizes words and phrases in a much more natural way. Your actual diction and enunciation is quite good, so with a little more work you'll be a very good narrator/presenter. :) (I make a living by public speaking, for whatever that's worth.)
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  6. The eastern corridor brings good ol' Cecil Rhodes to mind.
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  7. I thought I was the only one who remembers SMAC. <3
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  8. Business is business. It knows no nation, creed, culture, or ethnicity. 'Twas ever thus.
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  9. I can't help thinking of CSAT from the "Arma" series.
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  10. I've talked to a guy who was on the USS Vincennes (sp?), and he sure as hell thinks it was an accident. He had nothing to do with any of the systems or stations involved, and he still feels torn up about it to this day. (Or at least the day I spoke to him, about 10 years ago. Haven't met him again since.)
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  11. I'm having flashbacks to every failed game of "Banished" I ever played.
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  12. 12:00 - FYI, Shirvan, the term is "case in point." In other words, a case that illustrates the point under discussion. Great work as always! :)
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  13. I was thinking the height of European colonization, especially the British trying to create a railroad from Cairo to Cape Town... but wow, you're right. The more things change, I guess. ^_^
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  14. "case in point," Shirvan :)
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  15. If you could stop giving the foreign despots ideas, I would appreciate it.
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  16. I just hope they don't fall into civil war or anything like that. The Russian people have suffered enough in the past few centuries.
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  17. FYI: "Aircraft" is both the singular and the plural in English. <3
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  18. I'd like to see a like analysis for my own country, the USA
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  19. One very important point that I think you missed is that if the US put a sanctions package on the PRC like the one they just put on Russia, the PRC's economy would evaporate overnight. Something to think about.
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  20. As an avid "Arma 3" player, it's rather creepy to see the first steps being taken towards the creation of a real CSAT alliance.
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  21. If the USA has the balls to defend Taiwan, the PRC cannot hope to win. If not, Taiwan cannot hope to win.
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  22. Rather than a full state, I would be thinking more along the lines of an "inner Commonwealth" or whatever you might call it. Strengthen defense ties further (especially the respective navies), but no point in fully unifying, as you say.
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  23. Two dying nations are pretending to play nice. Cool.
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  24. 3:40 - New York? Don't you mean Washington DC? Or were you referring to cultural centers rather than political ones?
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  25.  @kingace6186  Exactly. We basically have a killswitch for their entire economy. Or what's left of it.
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  26. I hope the Belarussian leadership check their food for Dioxin. :-/
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  27. Since when has it been "The" Galilee? I have never heard the area referred to as such in my life.
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  28. You really shouldn't take sponsorships from predatory mobile games, Shirvan. Just saying. <3
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  29.  @istvansipos9940  Correct, it's a homophone (different words pronounced the same) as "sent." In other news, English is kinda f***ed up. ^_^
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  30. As somebody quipped on a Good Times Bad Times video recently, it seems that Germany is still adhering to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
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  31.  @youraverageimperialguard7932  I didn't know that. That's awesome! :)
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  32. 09:00 - The commonly used term is "The Rape of Nanking." I understand why you wouldn't want to use such an inflammatory name, but given what happened I don't think it's an exaggeration. :-/
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  33. So that's why we (USA) have been fighting in Afghanistan for so long. I can't believe I didn't think to look into resources before. I feel stupid.
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  34. It hurts to see one of my favorite YouTubers promoting an unethical business. :-/
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  35. It's not often that a video's title makes me literally double-take.
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  36. By 2050, there won't be a China as we know it. There won't be enough people left. Look at their demographics.
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  37. Who would take Kaliningrad, do you think?
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  38.  @M.Y.B.A-p4d  Thanks...?
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  39. The valley seems to be flooding out alright on its own, TBH.
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  40. I've heard it joked that the concept of paranoia was invented in Russia.
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  41. @Joël We'll kill them with physics glitches :D
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  42. You forgot to mention the Stinger's premier role as an anti-Metal Gear weapon system. :P
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  43. Well, it was nice knowing y'all.
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  44. FYI, Shirvan, "would-be" is written with a dash. Fascinating work as ever. Thank you! <3
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  45. IRL Antistasi campaign 🤣
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  46.  @FirstLast-tp8bm  Please tell me you're exaggerating. [existential despair noises]
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  47. 9:03 - Don't you mean the Secretary of Defense? If this is not a mis-speak, why would this issue fall under the Department of State rather than of Defense?
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  48.  @CaspianReport  They're doing everything they can to slow things down. Can't blame them a bit.
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  49. Or to put it more bluntly, we must transition from a parasitic existence to a symbiotic existence or our host will die. :-/
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  50. 04:00 - "You can't have a modern state without a modern army." Well... unless you're Iceland. :P
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