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The Saudis aren't invading Yemen, they're just bombing and destabilizing it. Last I checked Lebanon is also still Lebanon, not Syria. > IIRC, he claims that U

The Saudis aren't invading Yemen, they're just bombing and destabilizing it. Last I checked Lebanon is also still Lebanon, not Syria. > IIRC, he claims that Ukrainians are themselves no different from Russians Saying something and believing it are two different things. Also, it depends what you mean by 'no different'. Ethnically they're almost identical. Culturally close. But there is a bit of a difference, mainly that much of "Ukrainian" identity comes from regions that had been been invaded by both Poland-Lithuania and Austria-Hungary and spread to the rest of the country since independence. Anyhow, not even the Ukrainian President thinks Russia will invade all Ukraine...

jcranmer 5y ago
> The Saudis aren't invading Yemen, they're just bombing and destabilizing it. Last I checked Lebanon is also still Lebanon, not Syria. The word you said was "attempted" which includes failed attempts as well as successful. There have been no successful attempts post-WW2 that I can think of, but that doesn't mean there haven't been any unsuccessful attempts. > Ethnically they're almost identical. Culturally close. You can say the same thing about the US and Canada. Yet Canada successfully resisted both US invasion attempts, and even today, you would likely get a pretty vehement response if you suggested that the US and Canada ought to be part of the same country.
- Mikeb85 5y ago
  >you would likely get a pretty vehement response if you suggested that the US and Canada ought to be part of the same country I live in Alberta... That statement is definitely not true lol.
  - mywittyname 5y ago
    In an abstract sense, sure. But once they start putting the nuts on the bolts, they are going to get cold feet. The USA is vastly different from Canada is many tangible ways. It's not the conservative utopia people think it is. Plus, given the political issues involved with integration of the two countries, I suspect serious concessions would need to be made by Canada.
    - Mikeb85 5y ago
      > It's not the conservative utopia people think it is. And Canada's not the liberal paradise people think. We're leaving, personally. The quality of life here is pretty shit - think LA or Seattle cost of living (SF if you're in Vancouver or Toronto) with Nebraska wages (actually that would be generous)...

jcranmer 5y ago

> The Saudis aren't invading Yemen, they're just bombing and destabilizing it. Last I checked Lebanon is also still Lebanon, not Syria. The word you said was "attempted" which includes failed attempts as well as successful. There have been no successful attempts post-WW2 that I can think of, but that doesn't mean there haven't been any unsuccessful attempts. > Ethnically they're almost identical. Culturally close. You can say the same thing about the US and Canada. Yet Canada successfully resisted both US invasion attempts, and even today, you would likely get a pretty vehement response if you suggested that the US and Canada ought to be part of the same country.

Mikeb85 5y ago
>you would likely get a pretty vehement response if you suggested that the US and Canada ought to be part of the same country I live in Alberta... That statement is definitely not true lol.
- mywittyname 5y ago
  In an abstract sense, sure. But once they start putting the nuts on the bolts, they are going to get cold feet. The USA is vastly different from Canada is many tangible ways. It's not the conservative utopia people think it is. Plus, given the political issues involved with integration of the two countries, I suspect serious concessions would need to be made by Canada.
  - Mikeb85 5y ago
    > It's not the conservative utopia people think it is. And Canada's not the liberal paradise people think. We're leaving, personally. The quality of life here is pretty shit - think LA or Seattle cost of living (SF if you're in Vancouver or Toronto) with Nebraska wages (actually that would be generous)...