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Old 07-21-2014, 01:39 PM   #643
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Originally Posted by jofillips View Post
couldnt agree more, to me the EU's inaction is due to financial issues.
War or action against Russia would basically mean a massive world recession - Britain doesnt want to act because Russian companies are now listing in London to gain world acceptance and Germany (under Schroeder i believe?) has pipeline and diplomatic links with Russia that limits Merkel to words...

To me the best the EU/NATO could do here is commit itself to utterly cutting off Russian oil/gas within 20 years.
If there is one thing that war is not known for causing, it is recession. Debt and loss of life? Yes. Recession? No.
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