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It's the same reason why the US didn't want sowjet missiles in Cuba in the 60ies.
by chefkoch 5y ago
It's the same reason why the US didn't want sowjet missiles in Cuba in the 60ies.
- beachy 5y agoThe US never invaded Cuba though. Well, not officially and certainly not effectively.
- hef19898 5y agoWell, they tried. And botched it. And almost started an nuclear war over a sea blockade of Cuba back then.
- woadwarrior01 5y agoUmm… Bay of Pigs? Which is what led to the Cuban missile crisis, along with the installation of nuclear capable ballistic missiles in Turkey. The US would have invaded Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis, if Khrushchev hadn’t backed down. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Doctrine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Doctrine
- beachy 5y agoBay of pigs was not an official invasion and it certainly was not effective, hence my comment.
- 1024core 5y agoBut the US did put a blockade around Cuba. Any ships going to/from Cuba could be searched by the US.
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- catlikesshrimp 5y agoUkraine gave up its working russian-inherited nuclear warheads. So, no. This is not the same. Putin is just another authoritarian ruler, a dictator. He will use any excuse he wants to invade; in this case he is using NATO membership and separatist movements.
- chefkoch 5y agoUkraine gave up their nukes almost 30 years ago.