NATO expansion. There are other causal variables, but this one has the largest explanatory power and this has been warned about for decades.
Russia, or dare I say Putin, is not a good guy here, but Ukraine in NATO would be the same as when the US placed nukes in Turkey. The Russians responded by putting nukes in Cuba. The result was the Cuban missile crisis.
What I've never seen before, is a good explanation for the elite western leaders' hatred of Russia, and why the huge shift. In the 1980s, liberals looked to the Soviet Union as a model.
NATO facilitated a large portion of the multi-state coalition that invaded Afghanistan. And the air bombing for Balkan wars in the 1990s. It's offensive as well. Saying it's defensive is classic double-speak.
Secondly, NATO the same as the entangling alliances that led to WWI and WWII. What country wants to be surrounded by nations with that, basically giving any of them cover for offensive actions if there is a defensive response?
Russia is asshole, but don't discount the problem with Biden, Bush, Obama, Trump, being assholes too.
Russia didn't need to invade....but it's not "as simple as that".
You can't separate our county's behavior from the reaction it causes in other countries. Russia invaded because of NATO's expansion. MFers in the US just couldn't let there be a balance of power. They "poked the bear" if you get the dual meaning of that phrase, and then act shocked and surprised when they get a reaction. Well, no shit.
America has the "Monroe Doctrine" right? I'm sure you learned about it in high school. Same idea, but Russian and for neighboring countries. It's not like it's a secret, this has been an issue since the Warsaw Pact disintegrated.
NATO expansion. There are other causal variables, but this one has the largest explanatory power and this has been warned about for decades.
Russia, or dare I say Putin, is not a good guy here, but Ukraine in NATO would be the same as when the US placed nukes in Turkey. The Russians responded by putting nukes in Cuba. The result was the Cuban missile crisis.
What I've never seen before, is a good explanation for the elite western leaders' hatred of Russia, and why the huge shift. In the 1980s, liberals looked to the Soviet Union as a model.
"NATO is a defensive alliance (and a joke)"
NATO facilitated a large portion of the multi-state coalition that invaded Afghanistan. And the air bombing for Balkan wars in the 1990s. It's offensive as well. Saying it's defensive is classic double-speak.
Secondly, NATO the same as the entangling alliances that led to WWI and WWII. What country wants to be surrounded by nations with that, basically giving any of them cover for offensive actions if there is a defensive response?
Russia is asshole, but don't discount the problem with Biden, Bush, Obama, Trump, being assholes too.
Russia didn't need to invade....but it's not "as simple as that".
You can't separate our county's behavior from the reaction it causes in other countries. Russia invaded because of NATO's expansion. MFers in the US just couldn't let there be a balance of power. They "poked the bear" if you get the dual meaning of that phrase, and then act shocked and surprised when they get a reaction. Well, no shit.
America has the "Monroe Doctrine" right? I'm sure you learned about it in high school. Same idea, but Russian and for neighboring countries. It's not like it's a secret, this has been an issue since the Warsaw Pact disintegrated.