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Because conflict ended for good when crimea was annexed...



Fair point. If only we had stretched that over decades and spent billions of dollars. I guess it could have been a lot more expensive?

Still waiting on the alternative plan.


Is your plan really to just let Russia have new territory whenever they want it? Why do you think this would save money or lives?


You must be being deliberately obtuse at this stage. He's not saying the Crimea incursion should have been fought again more. He's saying that allowing the annexation of Crimea to be relatively peacful didn't prevent the subsequent imvasion of Ukraine, and as such, stopping the war now and allowing Russia to keep the gains it has made may lead to a short-term peace, but will likely not prevent another war in the future.

Given Putin's stated wishes, this will only stop if Russia is unable to make such moves (for whatever reason) or states at risk of invasion are defended such that it's strategically stupid for Russia to even try.


We call you when Putin comes for Alaska.




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