Comments by "King Ace" (@kingace6186) on "CaspianReport" channel.

  1. LMFAOOOOOOO Yeah, I think that's a safe bet. (IK this is a joke but it serves as a useful metaphor.)
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  2. Hey, Shivran... How did you go from talking about how the PLA would struggle to take Taiwan, even with everything it has... to China somehow taking over multiple islands in the SCS & ECS without neither the US nor its many powerful allies being able to stop them???
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  3.  @WalrusWinking  Yes with the damning of the Indus and Ganges. And between Turkey and Iraq with the damming of the Tigris and Euphrates. The future doesn't look too good for many of the most legendary river civilizations in the world.
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  4. Woah. That bad, huh? Sorry, Queen Anne. Also, I love how fast this video came out -- just 4 days after the last one.
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  5. Unlikely as it may be. Ukraine. Will. Recover. ALL. Of. Its. Territory. Ukraine has never been more enthusiastic about NATO accession. And at this point, Ukraine deserves NATO membership.
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  6. I hope you mean the Afghan people and not the Taliban Government.
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  7. In 2021, the AU members were bystanders, neglecters, & even enablers of the #TigrayGenocide.
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  8.  @campfireeverything  It's funny how Australia got those subs because France was really about to give them old, diesel-powered subs and act like that was a win-win. For the sake of the QUAD, I am glad America stepped in with their own nuclear-powered submarines.
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  9. Russia: Instructions unclear. Ended up getting sanctioned more than anyone else in history.
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  10. Actually, a growing majority of Russians have already turned against Putin's war. But since Russia isn't a democracy, Putin can launch first-strike ballistics with only potential opposition from the absolute top of the military (which he can control).
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  11. That last part you said. "--a direct vote in [the] presidential election." As an American, that has to put up with the electoral college and whose vote is basically symbolic, I am extremely jealous.
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  12. "Wealth is great, but it has no value without the means to secure it. When faced with a choice between guns and money, it is better to arm oneself. Because those who pick wealth over security will soon be left with neither." -- Shirvan; Caspian Report, 2022.
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  13. "Normalized" the budget spending? TF does that mean?
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  14.  @Korbi1710  Spatiopolitics, it is!
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  15. "Because at heart nations are made of stories, not atoms."
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  16.  @joshhardy5646  But it's the only one we're not pursuing. (What type of bs fallacy did you try there.)
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  17. Since the real power of the US Armed Forces stems from its logistical hyperpower-dom, all the decaying & neglected infrastructure is a real threat to the efficiency of American hard power.
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  18.  @FreePalestine07462  Actually, since the United States rose to superpower-dom, the world has known the longest period of relative peace in all of human history. AKA, Pax-Americana or era of "American Peace". So nice try, cupcake.
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  19.  @Red-90  Yeah, China was catching up in second place. But the Chinese Yuan is stagnating and is still very isolated in global trade (USD is still Top Dollar). On top of that, since the US's economy has weathered multiple financial crises, it has a resilient and flexible economy (some might say too flexible). Meanwhile, China is experiencing many hardships in mitigating and driving through economical upheaval -- ie: China's current debt crisis.
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  20.  @Red-90  You are repeating the talking point that is 1 or 2 years old. Since the War in Ukraini began, the Chinese economy has slowly been getting worse and worse. And unlike the US, China can't borrow its way out of a debt crisis.
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  21.  @FranciscoJG  I see.
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  22.  @xsu-is7vq  The CCP's credibility and legitimacy to stay in power depend on reunification. Or at least the CCP not giving up on the rhetoric of reunification.
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  23. 1:20 "Allied" is a very misleading word. It's more of an understanding than any type of an agreement. America is still very much committed to fighting ISIS at all fronts. Although, it is true that the US still controls the skies above Afghanistan which is why it's able to fight ISIS-K (and how the CIA killed Al-Zawahiri of Al-Qaeda using a R9X Hellfire missile a full year after the American withdrawal).
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  24. After all, like in the 1920s, Ukraine's fail-safe is a consolidated, guerilla, resistance movement centered on the nation's western, interior heartland.
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  25. All thanks to the US diplomatic efforts and support. We brokered almost all of Israel's normalization agreements. And no it was not doing great. Domestically, it was the state was/is in political turmoil and tension was at a fever pitch. Abroad, Israel was also experiencing more proxy pressure from Iran and more condemnation from the UN & NGOs.
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  26. Neo-colonialism at its stealthiest. Spain & Italy have similar efforts, but neither is as successful as the French. In fact, France's imperialism in Africa is actually proving more effective than the US's turning efforts towards the continent. Although,... when it comes to neo-colonialization, China is the Kingpin.
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  27. this, like climate change, is a worldwide issue, you damn straw hat.
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  28. He left out the Nakba and Intifadas, too.
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  29.  @ernstwiltmann3918  ..... elaborate, pls?
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  30.  @cliveengel5744  So are you saying that Putin's lies are justified because US lied about WMDs being in Iraq? Comparing Ukraine to Iraq or Serbia is short-sighted. Slava Ukraini! And may the Russian people take back control of their own country from the clutches of Putin.
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  31.  @cliveengel5744  I have come to the conclusion that it is too detrimental to argue w/ someone that can't formulate proper persuasions. Your thesis/claim is weak and paper-thin, and you support it with barely relevant facts -- half of which were embellished. And now you add this contradictory comment which is even more irrelevant and damaging to your claim. I suppose you can keep arguing but I have already won this debate. Goodbye.
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  32. Half of all Palestinians in Palestine live in the Gaza Strip alone.
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  33. When it comes to national security analyses, it's about mitigating any potential weaknesses, regardless of how unlikely. Especially if said threat is fatal to the state. Nukes can go a long way but no one sane would use them. So, being skilled in conventional and unconventional armed warfare makes a nation secure. Russia is lacking in the latter aspect which is why it is behaving paranoid.
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  34. Ah, yes, the forever war.
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  35. "Death To The Dictators" -- From the women of Iran and their allies. #Masah_Amini #Jina_Amini #Nika_Shahkarami
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  36. I know right. Shirvan has taught so many pronunciations in this video and even correct pronunciation that I thought was correct.
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  37. Cool opinion. But they definitely won't do that. It would be like abandoning the bedrock of their foreign policy and how they view themselves. Not to mention that would provoke a military response from Beijing.
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  38.  @dominicjohnson307  Despite the size discrepancy, I agree. Taiwan has the advantage due to sheer geography and the innovative geopolitics + technology of the Taiwanese people.
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  39.  @dominicjohnson307  Don't get me wrong; I agree with you. But I think you could benefit from some nuance.
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  40. Very true. In fact, since the carbon industry has Big Oil, the green industry needs Big Uranium.
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  41. I learn my pronunciation of distant places from Shivran; his progression translates into my progression.
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  42. So long as the fleet can protect themselves, there is nothing more of a show of force than a fleet of Supercarriers (ditto if it's Hypercarriers).
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  43.  @TheBlobik  There is no greater show of hard power in our times than sending a well-protected fleet of Supercarriers. Second place is "DEFCON 2".
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  44. Actually, 4 Star General Michael Minihan is the commander of the USAF's Air Mobility Command. The reason his voice is important is because the US Military's greatest strength is its war logistics. (You should do some light research before you talk.) But while he is a very credible voice, I still throw a lot of salt on his advice because I don't think he was being as objective as he should have been.
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  45.  @alexy6093  Especially American Wars.
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  46.  @unlisted9494  I trust the General's vague words over your shoddy prediction.
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  47.  @caesarsalad1170 Just because you have a bigger number does not mean you coordinate your logistics the best. The Nazi's odious apparatus was soo effective because of its logistical might. And when the allies cut off Nazi logistical control over the supply of oil, the war quickly started to turn in favor of the Allies. One to two years later: the D-Day landings. (Which in itself was a huge logistical mission in itself.)
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  48. interesting
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  49. CANZUK huh? Good luck.
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  50. Hence, the Chip Wars.
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