Re: Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan
The above link is to an interesting New York Times article on Baku. Essentially the article argues that the entire city is a facade, meant to look nice on the outside to impress foreigners. The grandness and opulence they portray is only skin deep, Baku is hollow and soulless on the inside and as poverty-stricken and derelict as ever. The whole thing reminded me of their multi-billion dollar military: spend extravagant amounts on a few pieces of shiny new hardware without putting in the hard work and going through the steps needed to turn their failed armed forced into a real army. Their national characteristics seem to shine through in everything they do, which is good for us.
The above link is to an interesting New York Times article on Baku. Essentially the article argues that the entire city is a facade, meant to look nice on the outside to impress foreigners. The grandness and opulence they portray is only skin deep, Baku is hollow and soulless on the inside and as poverty-stricken and derelict as ever. The whole thing reminded me of their multi-billion dollar military: spend extravagant amounts on a few pieces of shiny new hardware without putting in the hard work and going through the steps needed to turn their failed armed forced into a real army. Their national characteristics seem to shine through in everything they do, which is good for us.
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