> It happened swiftly (no pun intended [1]), there was no discussion, only power. Not trying to take a stance on the wisdom of these policies, but this is a ni

> It happened swiftly (no pun intended [1]), there was no discussion, only power. Not trying to take a stance on the wisdom of these policies, but this is a nice example of how realpolitik/power-politics/game-of-thrones is still how the international world works.