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Originally Posted by Matata
I did hear a theory that the invasion is a Russian response to US-led military presence in the region, and the animosity and agitation that has been building up for decades.
From the US military perspective, it's a slam dunk, they win either scenario:
1. Russia backs down, and the US is able to cement military presence on it's enemies doorstep.
2. Russia tries to take the territory for itself, creating such an international backlash that the world is now cheering for US military intervention, but settles on sanctions that devastate Russia, giving the US another opportunity to cement their presence with renewed approval from the world community.
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Or the sanctions push Russia into deeper alliance with China and the fall of the US continues, with the DragonBear now a much larger player. I'm not entirely sure that the US emerges from this as a "winner" though.
And in all honesty, the US doesn't want to get into any kind of military conflict with Russia (thankfully). That's why they're not, and they really would rather Ukraine was not part of NATO for that reason.