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0 pointspavlov9y ago0 comments

Russia took Crimea because "it could". United States could annex British Columbia if it wanted to. Wouldn't that be aggression?

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jdimov109y ago

Yea, good luck with that :)

But if it really could, you bet your ass it would!

pavlovOP9y ago

World politics is not a game of Risk. You don't just throw the dice against the other guys every turn and see what you can grab, like Putin seems to be doing.

meddlepal9y ago

Putin's doing it because he realizes he is not going to be challenged. He is basically demonstrating the western military powers are all show.

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