Quote Originally Posted by Bohinen View Post
It looks like it's all going to be OK now Starmer has said he is willing to put boots on the ground. Not his own boots mind you. This reminded me that his mentor, Tony Bair, said the same thing, and that didn't end well.

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The idea of British troops defending Ukraine against Russia is laughable. Even if they succeeded and fought the Russians off, it would likely end in WW3.
This is my thinking too. The war is unwinnable. It either ends with a negotiated compromise or it continues indefinitely with a growing risk of escalation to WW3. Us putting boots on the ground won't help either way. It just costs us money that would be better spent domestically while making us a target for an unpredictable nuclear power.

Is Starmer trying to improve his ratings by looking relevant on a global stage? Or does he genuinely think ploughing men and money into a foreign war of attrition is the way forward?