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Originally Posted by Sliver
Holy ####, you still don't get it. That's actually impressive at this point.
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I do get it, trust me I do get it. I don't think other's get it. Putin isn't a spineless leader, he does exactly what he wants to do, end of story.
He called Obama's bluff in Syria, he just called Biden's bluff on chemical weapons just now from reports that they have been used.
So I go back to my original thought process and ask, where is this going to go and end? He isn't going to stop. Pay attention to when he talks, he actually means what he says.
He is about up front as possible about other countries bordering Russia joining NATO. Full stop, don't do it or else he says. Sweden and Finland have just now started the process on joining NATO literally by the summer. Do we think he is just going to sit around and wait for the ribbon cutting ceremony?
At what point do the worlds most powerful countries both economically and militarily actually get down to business and take care of it?? How does this not end with the US and other countries getting about as involved as possible?
I get it, he has nukes. If the west *****y foots around here, it's going to be open season from all the other countries that got their own beef. North Korea, Iran, China.
If we believe Putin, and nothing has shown us to not believe him, when this continues and he pushes the boundary even more and likely tests light nuke's, significant chemical weapons against civilians and more, we will probably have to respond and the question will be asked, why not sooner?
Sometimes in life you can either be first, smarter or even dirtier than your opponent. Sometimes it's a hell of a lot easier to just be first and ahead of the game.