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CANON_Grow

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Thats just speculation. Russia attacking a Nato country is probably far fetched and would bring a war into Russian territory.
Russia's attack against Ukraine was all speculation until Feb 24th, 2022 - but people in the intelligence community warned is was going to happen.

Looking at the bigger picture, would you be shocked if Russia went after a NATO country at the same time China goes after Taiwan? There's more than one chess piece on the board to look at.
 

Lucky Luke

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Russia's attack against Ukraine was all speculation until Feb 24th, 2022 - but people in the intelligence community warned is was going to happen.

Looking at the bigger picture, would you be shocked if Russia went after a NATO country at the same time China goes after Taiwan? There's more than one chess piece on the board to look at.
Its been an ongoing war since 2014.

 

doublejj

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Lucky Luke

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the war hasn't been going on at this scale since 2014. They haven't had a war like this in Europe since WW2.
yep it only blew up to a war of this scale when America had withdrawn from Afghanistan and decided to take an interest and use NATO. Despite Ukraine not being in NATO.
I would suggest that maybe many more lives on both sides have been lost due to that decision along with much more destruction.
 
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Lucky Luke

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Yeah and Mexico wants California back. I suggest we concede texas to them but they said hell no...
Mexico want Cali back. The Native Americans want America back. The Hawaiians want their islands back. Japan wants its islands back, Ireland want its island back, China wants Taiwan back, Korea wants Korea back. Australian Aborigines want Australia back. Argentina wants the Falklands back. Palestine wants Palestine back. I'm sure we could come to a hundred countries who want their land back..
Humans and invisible lines on a map.
 
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doublejj

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Mexico want Cali back. The Native Indians want America back. The Hawaiians want their islands back. Japan wants its islands back, Ireland want its island back, China wants Taiwan back, Korea wants Korea back. Australian Aborigines want Australia back. Argentina wants the Falklands back. Palestine wants Palestine back. I'm sure we could come to a hundred countries who want their land back..
Humans and invisible lines on a map.
So Muscovy better forgo their claim to ancient borders and leave...because they still think they own Finland, Poland, and Germany too....
 

Lucky Luke

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So Muscovy better forgo their claim to ancient borders and leave...because they still think they own Finland, Poland, and Germany too....
Their are lots of countries who laid claim to lots of Europe. You dont think that Germany or France for that matter has given up on its desire to rule all of Europe?
Whats a few hundred years to European wars and borders?

Americans like Australians have such a short history. We dont have the under current of European tensions, their issues and their wars and their conquerors.
 

GoatSoup

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Never forget that this Ukrainian shit began with Russia's "little green men" aka (Wagner) AND Rudy and the Chuckelfucks, pitching an oil deal in the Ukraine. It's about oil and the reserves of gas in Ukraine which could cut into Putin's skimming of the profits from Russian oil/gas sales to Europe.
War is always about money, mine or yours?
 

doublejj

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Their are lots of countries who laid claim to lots of Europe. You dont think that Germany has given up on its desire to rule all of Europe?
Whats a few hundred years to European wars and borders?

Americans like Australians have such a short history.
Kiev was the first Capitol of Russia....so Moscow shouldn't control Russia....Kiev should control Russia
 

CANON_Grow

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FFS, are you being obtuse on purpose? I am specifically referring to the large scale war that started in 2022, you know the one that NATO is fully supporting Ukraine with, the one this thread is about?

You keep referring to America, you do realise that NATO is more than just America, right?
 

CANON_Grow

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yep it only blew up to a war of this scale when America had withdrawn from Afghanistan and decided to take an interest and use NATO. Despite Ukraine not being in NATO.
I would suggest that maybe many more lives on both sides have been lost due to that decision along with much more destruction.
If only Ukraine would just give up to Russia, so many lives saved.

Awesome take.....
 

Lucky Luke

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FFS, are you being obtuse on purpose? I am specifically referring to the large scale war that started in 2022, you know the one that NATO is fully supporting Ukraine with, the one this thread is about?

You keep referring to America, you do realise that NATO is more than just America, right?
Optuse? Not at all its been a long war with many stages. History and context matter.

NATO is pretty much Americas alliance. America calls most the shots as we all know. If America left NATO would not have much teeth and would in all likely hood fall apart from infighting and inaction. Remember Biden having to "chastise" Germany to take more action in regard to Ukraine and had to "talk" to many NATO leaders for Ukraine support?
Ukraine isn't in NATO.
 
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doublejj

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Putting words in my mouth.
People and lives matter. When ya dead ya dead.

Wasn't dropping two nuclear bombs on Japan sold to the world as saving many lives? PR matters.
It certainly did save many American lives. And if American hadn't defeated Japan, Australia would be just another island in the Japanese empire..Go read the grave stones at Iwo Jima or Guadalcanal, you won't see many Australians names..
 
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