• On Ukraine: Mearsheimer and Dugin

    From ltlee1@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jan 25 03:52:57 2025
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-O2hc7JBcw

    Main point: Ukraine as a member of NATO constitutes existential threat
    to Russia.

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  • From A. Filip@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Feb 8 17:10:09 2025
    [email protected] (ltlee1) wrote:
    Opposite view:

    "The international security situation is now so grave and has escalated
    to such a level that it can no longer be resolved by appeasing Russia or seeking some kind of compromise peace. Instead, Russia must lose in
    Ukraine, and must be seen to lose." https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russias-war-against-the-west-will-continue-until-putin-tastes-defeat/

    If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
    There is "a small matter" of costs for USA+E.U. and gains by PRC.
    I merely ask about costs and cost effectiveness.

    USA could win in Afghanistan.
    USA could not win in Afghanistan at acceptable costs.

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    | Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it
    | isn't, don't call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or
    | simple bad luck. (Joseph Heller, "God Knows")

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  • From ltlee1@21:1/5 to All on Sat Feb 8 15:23:01 2025
    Opposite view:

    "The international security situation is now so grave and has escalated
    to such a level that it can no longer be resolved by appeasing Russia or seeking some kind of compromise peace. Instead, Russia must lose in
    Ukraine, and must be seen to lose." https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russias-war-against-the-west-will-continue-until-putin-tastes-defeat/

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  • From ltlee1@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 9 23:34:38 2025
    The issue is both sides still view the issue through the Mackinder lens. Neither Russia nor NATO nations trust each other.

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