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I mean not to be callous towards the Ukrainians (who are incredibly heroic), but: - NATO is a stronger alliance, so the US will not have to spend as much defen

I mean not to be callous towards the Ukrainians (who are incredibly heroic), but: - NATO is a stronger alliance, so the US will not have to spend as much defending Europe in the long run - us has spent ~1-2k/citizen to dismantle one of its biggest existential threats - china has tons of egg on face If nukes don't happen, I'll be entertaining the idea Biden the greatest stable genius Chad president we've had. And I started out disliking Biden. Definitely hated him when he was veep.

JPws_Prntr_Fngr 4y ago
Even from the pure realpolitik perspective, I don’t understand how the cold warriors came to the conclusion that massive destabilization of a nuclear superpower was a desirable outcome. Didn’t we learn our lesson from humiliating post-Soviet Russia in the 90s? (Or Versailles-ing Germany?) Economic desperation yields aggressive strongmen and violent populations.