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Originally Posted by opendoor
I think you're overstating the stability of non-NATO Europe. There had been a Russian-backed civil war in Ukraine for 8 years prior to this war and they've had 2 revolutions in the last 20 years. And of course there were the Yugoslav wars in Europe in the 90s and revolutions in several Warsaw Pact states in the '80s and '90s.
Obviously war between nation states is a bit different, but this isn't like France attacking Germany or something. There's a reason that Ukraine has spent the last 8 years preparing for this and the West was pouring arms into the country and training troops even under Harper and Obama.
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And I think you are understating the severity of a nuclear super power invading its neighbor. This is no longer a proxy war. This is Russian boots on foreign soil who is a neighbor to NATO nations. Its a pretty big deal.
This is actually more similar to France invading Germany given its a nuclear power attacking a non-nuclear power than civil wars in the Middle East or Africa. Add that on to the GDP significance, food, and energy secuity impact and this the defacto largest conflict to impact the Western world since WWII. This conflict will have repercussions to climate goals, economies and European security for generations to come.