Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to visit Nigeria.

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But intelligent and smart and many of King Charles subjects are non-white.

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Sadly, I think his father has distanced himself from his son. I can't see a loving father doing this, only a cold father could do such a thing.

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No, because it's part of the Invictus games, which Prince Harry founded.

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Meghan Markle is smart and pretty. I think she would have been a great asset to the Royal Family but they were too foolish to realize that. She would have made the Royal Family more popular with non-whites.

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No, they wanted to work part time, but the Royal Family didn't want them to have any royal duties.

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I don't understand how this would make people more sympathetic. It makes him look like a cold father. Prince Harry is a combat veteran who had to overcome the trauma of losing his mother at a young age. He should be proud of his son for this and marrying an intelligent and pretty biracial woman.

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Nigeria is a member of the Commonwealth. This shows how the Royal Family missed a great opportunity to use Meghan Markle to strengthen relationships with nonwhite countries in the Commonwealth. Of course, King Charles can still reconcile with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

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The British military has a unit of Gurkhas. It is considered one of the finest units in the world. The 4th Indian Infantry Division fought for the British during World War II. Notable battles are the Battles of El Alamein and Monte Cassino. Aren't their own people capable of fighting?

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Ukraine has just struck Russian air defences in Crimea with ATACMS. See https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/crimean-air-defenses-hit-by-ukraine-atacms-strike-reports/ar-AA1nOoQY Ukrainians believe that Western weapons are superior to Russian weapons. Seehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0iZYxnBCQk&t=16s and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Un__ss_ag&t=46s

Russian tactics support the claim that Russian losses are heavy. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwkIsnTn01E 1:38 into video.

Russians also flee the draft. See https://www.npr.org/2023/04/13/1169464889/russia-military-draft-ukraine-war Bring Ukainians back from overseas and they will fight; for their country and each other.

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That's not exactly what happened. See https://indianexpress.com/article/india/supreme-court-children-pornographic-materials-9280115/

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To the contrary, I'm trying to determine the motivation behind the article.

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I didn't know that the article dealt with an event in the UK. It's now understandable since the UK has many people from India because it was once a colony of Britain, but would Americans know that there are many Indians in Britain?

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I fail to see the purpose of the article. Is the article attempting to say that South Asian men have a predilection towards sex with minors? Is the article saying that they shouldn't have been permitted in the US? If so, it should have provided details on how they were allowed into the US.

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I liked it. Saw it on IMAX. I think it was very smart for Villeneuve to have Chani leave Paul. In present times, it wouldn't sit well with women for Chani to stay with Paul although he planned to marry Princess Irulan as the book portrays. In Messiah, Paul becomes a villain. Villeneuve shouldn't follow the book. Villeneuve in Dune Part 3 should have Paul remain a hero. He should have Paul realize that Chani is the love of his life and wants to go back to be the Paul Chani loved. Messiah was not as popular as Dune. Hebert wrote Messiah to correct people's interpretation that Paul was a hero. Did it ever occur to Hebert that that's want people like, a hero? In Messiah, Hebert wanted to show the result of people following someone fanatically. But people already learn that lesson in Adolf Hitler. People want to feel the romantic love between Paul and Chani not the sadness in someone embracing darkness. We have already seen this in Anakin Skywalker.

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Ukraine has already used ATACMS effectively against Russian targets. See https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/ukraine-deploys-new-weapon-for-first-time-after-secret-delivery/ar-AA1nAWY4

The F-16 and Su-35 have their own advantages. See https://www.defencestreet.com/sukhoi-su-35-vs-f-16-fighting-falcon/ With the F-16, Ukraine will be able to counter any Russian air threat.

Russia has suffered heavy losses. See https://www.reuters.com/world/us-intelligence-assesses-ukraine-war-has-cost-russia-315000-casualties-source-2023-12-12/ However, just as in World War II Russia knows it has a massive personnel advantage over Ukraine and is willing to sustain heavy casualties. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8fWp-i-BGA&t=11s Ukraine can offset this with superior Western weapons. During the Korean War, UN forces were able to offset China's numerical superiority with superior weapons.

Russians are not eager to fight. See https://www.npr.org/2023/04/13/1169464889/russia-military-draft-ukraine-war

Ukrainians should draft and have countries return men who avoid the draft. If Ukraine have good leaders, troops will fight for each other and their country, although some will have to be forced. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv9XNFpRdhg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZGSfFFuujw

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To the contrary, Ukrainians love Western weapons. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0iZYxnBCQk&t=26s and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Un__ss_ag

Firing a rifle and moving under fire remains the same. Specific tactics can be adjusted as instructors get advice from Ukrainian veterans. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXYp4kAhvnU&t=14s

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The US will be supplying Ukraine with more ATACMS. This will force Russia to move their supply depots further back making it difficult to sustain an attack. Ukrainian pilots should be trained on the F-16 soon eliminating Russian air superiority. The Russians are not making huge gains as you claim. See https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-forces-make-advances-as-ukraine-awaits-fresh-us-weaponry/ar-AA1nJpXQ You think Russians like fighting for Putin? See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwkIsnTn01E&t=67s 1:38 into video.

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Good. In a war, men are drafted. They are not permitted to run from battle. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZGSfFFuujw

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This shows another benefit of the West supplying weapons to Ukraine. Weapons and tactics and can be analyzed to see how well they function in a war against an enemy with advanced weapons.

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Hitler claimed that the territory he wanted belonged to Germany. Specifically, the Sudetenland and then the Polish Corridor. Britain and France giving Hitler the Sudetenland only encouraged him to get the Polish Corridor.

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Good. I'm sure Russia will launch a spring offensive.

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In meant the Sudetenland not Austria.

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The Vietnam war does not compare with the war in Ukraine. South Vietnam was not invaded by an outside country initially but had an internal uprising from the Viet Cong. Ukrainians are fighting ferociously against the Russians whereas many South Vietnamese were unwilling to fight. NATO tanks were not turned into scraps. Instead, the Leopard 2's are loved by the Ukrainian tank crews and feared by the Russians. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0iZYxnBCQk&t=322s The Ukrainian counteroffensive failed because they had to cross layers of fortifications including dense mine fields. Ukraine didn't have the personnel or equipment to do this. Arming Ukraine is far cheaper than having American troops fight Russia. Putin will not stop with Ukraine no more than Hitler stopped with the Sudetenland.

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