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I agree he repeats Russian propaganda and it's sad. It diminishes his previously clear and rational portrayal of what he knew of the NSA. It was clear that Rus

I agree he repeats Russian propaganda and it's sad. It diminishes his previously clear and rational portrayal of what he knew of the NSA. It was clear that Russia lining their tanks up on the border and stress testing the Ukrainian response to an invasion was not going to be a bluff. Why give your enemy the chance at trial run? This was the message from US and UK intelligence and they were right. I understand why he does it though, he is in Russia and if someone takes a dislike to him he will be dead. He would also feel justifiably "wronged" by the US, and i understand why he would not want to repeat US messaging, but maybe don't keep quite about the Russian "messaging" as well. At least he is not as crazy as Kim Dotcom, another Twitter "celebrity" with a taste for Russian propaganda who has been wronged by the US.

93po 3y ago
How often does the US put military equipment on the borders of countries like Russia and China without invading? All the time
- clucas 3y ago
  What are you talking about? Can you provide one example of the US doing a buildup on the Russian or Chinese border that was even a quarter the size of the Russian buildup ahead of their full-scale invasion?
  - 93po 3y ago
    At literally any given time, including right now, the US has a wide combination of aircraft carriers and submarines and other vessels in striking distance and with enough nuclear arms to flatten the entirety of China. It terms of destructive power it’s significantly higher than what Russia has built up
    - clucas 3y ago
      I think this situation is different from hundreds of thousands of troops and thousands of pieces of armor and artillery being moved to the border over the course of a couple months.
  - justsomehnguy 3y ago
    https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294271/us-troops-europe-country/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294271/us-troops-europe... Germany 35k Italy 12k UK 10k ----------- Total 57k
    - clucas 3y ago
      So... zero on the border with Russia or China.
      - justsomehnguy 3y ago
        Ah, yes, the technical correct, best kind of correct. Remind me, why the country an ocean away has it's troops in these countries? And while we are it, can you explain why the country with only two countries on it's borders (one is allied, the other one is clearly not hostile) has a standing Army (not navy, not air force) of 460k+ active personnel?
        verdverm 3y ago
        > remind me... Because they asked, because WW2 & NATO, because of the USSR and now Russia. If they weren't there, what might Russia have tried before 2022? > And while we are it Because of the Russia, China, NK, Iran. Who's going to stop them from attacking their neighbors?
        justsomehnguy 3y ago
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        clucas 3y ago
        OP claimed it was reasonable to say "Russia won't invade" because he claimed the US does things similar to Russia's buildup, but it doesn't invade. I was saying that, whatever your thoughts about US military policy, its deployment patterns are not, in fact, anything like what Russia did in late 2021/early 2022. Pointing out that the US has troops in other countries, and a massive military in general, does not address the point.

93po 3y ago

How often does the US put military equipment on the borders of countries like Russia and China without invading? All the time

clucas 3y ago
What are you talking about? Can you provide one example of the US doing a buildup on the Russian or Chinese border that was even a quarter the size of the Russian buildup ahead of their full-scale invasion?
- 93po 3y ago
  At literally any given time, including right now, the US has a wide combination of aircraft carriers and submarines and other vessels in striking distance and with enough nuclear arms to flatten the entirety of China. It terms of destructive power it’s significantly higher than what Russia has built up
  - clucas 3y ago
    I think this situation is different from hundreds of thousands of troops and thousands of pieces of armor and artillery being moved to the border over the course of a couple months.
- justsomehnguy 3y ago
  https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294271/us-troops-europe-country/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294271/us-troops-europe... Germany 35k Italy 12k UK 10k ----------- Total 57k
  - clucas 3y ago
    So... zero on the border with Russia or China.
    - justsomehnguy 3y ago
      Ah, yes, the technical correct, best kind of correct. Remind me, why the country an ocean away has it's troops in these countries? And while we are it, can you explain why the country with only two countries on it's borders (one is allied, the other one is clearly not hostile) has a standing Army (not navy, not air force) of 460k+ active personnel?
      - verdverm 3y ago
        > remind me... Because they asked, because WW2 & NATO, because of the USSR and now Russia. If they weren't there, what might Russia have tried before 2022? > And while we are it Because of the Russia, China, NK, Iran. Who's going to stop them from attacking their neighbors?
        justsomehnguy 3y ago
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      - clucas 3y ago
        OP claimed it was reasonable to say "Russia won't invade" because he claimed the US does things similar to Russia's buildup, but it doesn't invade. I was saying that, whatever your thoughts about US military policy, its deployment patterns are not, in fact, anything like what Russia did in late 2021/early 2022. Pointing out that the US has troops in other countries, and a massive military in general, does not address the point.