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Armchair generals are a dime a dozen on social media. Analysts from all over the spectrum have been warning about the Ukraine red line for decades. https://th
by JacobThreeThree 5y ago
Armchair generals are a dime a dozen on social media.
Analysts from all over the spectrum have been warning about the Ukraine red line for decades.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1498491107902062592.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1498491107902062592.html
- baq 5y agoThese people were right, but the alternatives they propose do not sound realistic. They are aimed at rational actors. The fact is, people living in those countries do not want to be Russia again and a civil war was always the only way this could end, NATO application or not. See Chechnya or Georgia.
- dghlsakjg 5y agoThis is very interesting. It’s worth pointing out that Ukraine never actually did join NATO (and arguably was a long way from it) and war was still the outcome. The right of Ukrainians to self determine their country’s future shouldn’t hinge on the whims of Putin or Russia in general. Yes, I know that is a moral position at odds with politics and reality
- CRConrad 5y ago> Yes, I know that is a moral position at odds with politics and reality Aren't they usually? That's how one knows that it's a moral position.