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Originally Posted by Hugh
Are you willing to let him take one country after another - do you want to stand up to aggression or just let him keep on invading other countries? It’s nuanced, not just binary.
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Absolutely it’s nuanced, absolutely.
As you served, you know better than anyone that NATO cannot, and will not attack. So that particular angle is mute.
The West will support any nation at risk with arms, equipment and training but they will not directly attack Russia, or Russian puppet states.
It’s Cold War 2.0
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Luckily, neither of us have the responsibility, ability, or the full knowledge to make those decisions - we are just a couple of randos on a forum stating opinions; no one (in any position of responsibility) cares what we think or propose.
It’s fine and healthy that we can have diverse opinions in this (and other) matters - the reason I feel the way I do is that I saw at first hand what Putin and his ilk did during the Cold War, stifling the difference of opinions and values we are allowed, and I see it happening again in Russia, Belarus, and some other ex-Sov Republics, and know that is what he wants for everyone…
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I’m thankful for the privilege to be able to be able to debate this on my secure comfortable couch in the U.K., and it’s horrible what’s happening in Ukraine but from a totally selfish but logical position this conflict needs to stay conventional and not nuclear and I think everyone, when they think about it, will agree with that.