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I believe I grasp it on more levels than you. I have listened to the Russians, Ukrainians, people of Donbass, and what they actually say, publish etc. It is th
by EGreg 5y ago
I believe I grasp it on more levels than you. I have listened to the Russians, Ukrainians, people of Donbass, and what they actually say, publish etc.
It is the oldest justification in the book: “You see? All I did was expand my defensive capabilities and those guys are being belligerent just as I said they would! We are good and they are bad!”
This tweetstorm may be instructive — it is quoting warnings issued by the very people who hatched the NATO strategy: https://twitter.com/clintehrlich/status/1482563442641108993?s=21 https://twitter.com/clintehrlich/status/1482563442641108993?...
Kennan literally predicts what you say here.