Tucker Carlson on Ukraine
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Does anybody fully trust that Carlsen doesn't have an agenda of some sort that isn't in line with the best interests of the USA and the West?
I was only joking
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Does anybody fully trust that Carlsen doesn't have an agenda of some sort that isn't in line with the best interests of the USA and the West?
@Doctor-Phibes said in Tucker Carlson on Ukraine:
Does anybody fully trust that Carlsen doesn't have an agenda of some sort that isn't in line with the best interests of the USA and the West?
If you mean he puts self in front of country, sure, of course, but that says little. If you mean he's putting some other country ahead of America, that would be improbable.
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Really enjoyed the Colonel and Carlson complimenting one another from about 48:00 minutes onward. I suggest that the the former adheres to Putin’s own self generated mythology of Russian greatness and destiny to become the undisputed third Rome.
Yeah right, no agendas here.
Ho hum, tweedle Dee, tweedle dumb.
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How does some one like that get "well known" enough that he is on (and probably paid for being on) these shows?
Sounds like one of those people who every day predict that the US stock market will decrease by at least 1%. Eventually it happens, and then they will say, Mr. So and so, "Accurately predicted the drop in the stock market on 23 Aug!!!!!"
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Maybe this will wake up the likes of Carlson and company about the fantastic world of Vladimir Putin. If this path of perpetual mischief is the one Putin decides to take he will soon realize that the Kim family are the only friends he has. This is not good and I am certain it will be no more well received in Beijing anymore than Washington.
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Until the USSR stopped, the main "partner" of DPR Korea was the USSR. China did not become their main partner until somewhat recently (except of course at the formation of DPR Korea)
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Munchkin land is their sphere because NK acts as a buffer between their border and South Korea and ultimately the USA. Beijing puts up with Kim’s antics because it costs them very little. If Putin joins NK in the global mischief game, then Beijing has a problem not only in Asia but problems in Europe and elsewhere in the world where it is seeking to do business and extend its influence.
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Until the USSR stopped, the main "partner" of DPR Korea was the USSR. China did not become their main partner until somewhat recently (except of course at the formation of DPR Korea)
@taiwan_girl said in Tucker Carlson on Ukraine:
Until the USSR stopped, the main "partner" of DPR Korea was the USSR. China did not become their main partner until somewhat recently (except of course at the formation of DPR Korea)
That’s right. Even then though the relationship was tenuous since the North Koreans considered the Soviets to be ideological revisionists. Best relations NK had in those days was with Albania under the Stalinist xenophobe, Enver Hoxha. But Albania had nothing to offer in the way of technology so Kim Il Sung had no choice but maintain cautiously fraternal relations with the Kremlin.
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@taiwan_girl said in Tucker Carlson on Ukraine:
Until the USSR stopped, the main "partner" of DPR Korea was the USSR. China did not become their main partner until somewhat recently (except of course at the formation of DPR Korea)
That’s right. Even then though the relationship was tenuous since the North Koreans considered the Soviets to be ideological revisionists. Best relations NK had in those days was with Albania under the Stalinist xenophobe, Enver Hoxha. But Albania had nothing to offer in the way of technology so Kim Il Sung had no choice but maintain cautiously fraternal relations with the Kremlin.
@Renauda said in Tucker Carlson on Ukraine:
Albania under the Stalinist xenophobe, Enver Hoxha.
Another country I would have thought interesting to visit. :eek
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List of missiles that DPR Korea has
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@Renauda said in Tucker Carlson on Ukraine:
Albania under the Stalinist xenophobe, Enver Hoxha.
Another country I would have thought interesting to visit. :eek
@taiwan_girl Apart from the Albanian maffia, the country is just lovely
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Interesting picture of the Mercedes limo that Premier Kim uses as it is loaded onto his personal train. This is the armored train that Premier Kim took on his recent trip to visit Putin. Due to the back condition of the tracks in DPRK and the heavy weight of the train, it can only go about 65 km/hr.
And, since the train gauge is different between the two countries, the wheels on the train had to be changed out at the border.
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Interesting picture of the Mercedes limo that Premier Kim uses as it is loaded onto his personal train. This is the armored train that Premier Kim took on his recent trip to visit Putin. Due to the back condition of the tracks in DPRK and the heavy weight of the train, it can only go about 65 km/hr.
And, since the train gauge is different between the two countries, the wheels on the train had to be changed out at the border.
@taiwan_girl said in Tucker Carlson on Ukraine:
And, since the train gauge is different between the two countries, the wheels on the train had to be changed out at the border.
Interestingly, to me, at least, is that North Korea uses the same track gauge as the United States, Great Britain, Greece, Cuba, Germany and many others. Four feet, 8 ½ inches. 1435 mm. About 55% of the world uses "standard" gauge.
The Russians use "Russian" gauge - 4 ft 11 27/32 inches, or 1520 mm.
I would be curious to see how the wheel sets were exchanged. Three inches is a big deal.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@taiwan_girl said in Tucker Carlson on Ukraine:
And, since the train gauge is different between the two countries, the wheels on the train had to be changed out at the border.
Interestingly, to me, at least, is that North Korea uses the same track gauge as the United States, Great Britain, Greece, Cuba, Germany and many others. Four feet, 8 ½ inches. 1435 mm. About 55% of the world uses "standard" gauge.
The Russians use "Russian" gauge - 4 ft 11 27/32 inches, or 1520 mm.
I would be curious to see how the wheel sets were exchanged. Three inches is a big deal.
would be curious to see how the wheel sets were exchanged.
In the ‘70s a friend of mine once travelled from Moscow to Warsaw by train and this is how he described what took place at the border rail yard:
The individual carriages have release
pins on the undercarriages. When the train arrives at the border, the carriage utility systems are disconnected and the pins are released. A crane system lifts the carriage from the chassis and transfers it to the new undercarriage on the different gauge. The carriages are then connected to a new engine and the transfer is complete.The passengers were, of course, off loaded and waited about two hours in the station for the carriage transfer to be completed.
