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		disillusioned on Feb 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders a... ...Afghanistan isn't a nuclear state

ojbyrne on Feb 24, 2022 [–]

I think he was characterizing the US as the nuclear powered thug.

eloisius on Feb 24, 2022 | [–]

Or the USSR as a nuclear powered thug. Afghanistan has a decent track record of beating out superior foreign occupiers.

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