NATO has warned that the West should step up preparations for the unexpected,including a war with Russia, as Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is nearing the two-year mark amid worries over possible political fatigue among some of Kyiv's Western allies.
  • doublejay1999@lemmy.worldEnglish
    611·
    10 months ago

    We have to realize it’s not a given that we are in peace. And that’s why we [NATO forces] are preparing for a conflict with Russia," Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, the NATO military committee chief, said in Brussels ahead of the start of the alliance’s largest exercise since the end of the Cold War.

    Keen students of logic maybe observe the flaw in the Admirals argument : A vulnerable peace is not strengthened by preparing for war.

    Carry on, Sailor.

    Edit :

    Oh my , what have we here :

    Q. How is RFE/RL funded and managed? A. RFE/RL is funded by the U.S. Congress through the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM). USAGM is independent federal government agency that oversees all U.S. civilian international media. In addition to RFE/RL, this includes Voice of America, Radio and TV Marti, Radio Free Asia, Alhurra, and Radio Sawa. In addition to providing oversight, USAGM works with RFE/RL to ensure the professional independence and integrity of its journalists.

    How very odd

    • Windex007@lemmy.worldEnglish
      82·
      10 months ago

      Keen students of logic will notice you’ve refuted the argument using a dubious naked assertion.

        • Windex007@lemmy.worldEnglish
          41·
          10 months ago

          The burden is on you to support your own assertions, there is no irony whatsoever in me pointing this out. Any keen student of logic would be familiar with this principle.

          • doublejay1999@lemmy.worldEnglish
            23·
            10 months ago

            You will understand that you are not the arbiter of what is or is not “dubious” surely ? And that what you deem “dubious” is, to less contrary people, self evident ?

            • Windex007@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              10 months ago

              Dubious means “suspect”, and what makes it “suspect” is the lack of any supporting argument. As a keen student of logic, I’m sure you must be familiar with this word and concept.

    • SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      72·
      10 months ago

      Keen students of logic may observe the flaw in the poster’s argument: militaries don’t exist to keep the peace, they exist for the contingency in which it fails. Being prepared for war is literally their job.

      • Deceptichum@kbin.social
        31·
        10 months ago

        Uh that’s a bit rich.

        Many militaries have been used for aggressive action, they are not purely defensive.