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I wonder whether Afghanistan experience encourage embassies to voice this concerns. Also thinking whether this has impact on geo-politics. Does it encourage wa

• aerostable_slug 5y ago
  Impact on geopolitics? Yes: the administration is saying "We really don't want to have to send the Marines into a fight we want no part of in order to save you, so get out now." The American troops being sent into the region are there to keep things from spilling into the Northern Baltic NATO countries. Biden has been very clear that the United States will not overtly & militarily act to protect Ukraine's sovereignty, and that's an easy message to maintain so long as we don't have troops in Ukraine picking up stranded Americans.
  • treeman79 5y ago
    After Russia takes over Ukraine then who is next. Maybe a nibble of Poland. No reason to believe Russia will stop so long as counties signaling intent to let them continue.
    • AnimalMuppet 5y ago
      Poland is a member of NATO. That's a signal of not letting Russia continue.
      • lcedp 5y ago
        Budapest Memorandum has been broken (repeatedly). Article 5 is nothing but words which could be broken in the same way. Let's consider Article 5. It states that in case of armed attack each party "will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area." "assist .. by taking .. such action as it deems necessary". Surely, some parties could claim they don't deem necessary sending their help into a fight they don't want to be a part of.