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The Vagabond
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of realpolitik and counterpropaganda
Jan 1970
time: 05:33
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Originally posted by notyoueither
You honestly think that the US has Russia as a target for military action?
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I don't think so. At least not an immediate one. But who knows what is going to happen if one becomes too weak. Well, actually, the Yugoslavia example can be helpful in drawing some conclusions. Besides, things are constantly being balanced on different levels, with the balance shifting one way or another, well before the extreme situation when one becomes an immediate target occurs.
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I would think that the remotest possibility that one of your ICBMs could actually function would put the kibosh to that. Maybe it's just me, but maybe there is a reason that North Korea still has gulags while Beijing and Washington are tip-toeing all around that black hole of human rights abuses.
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That simply shows that force is respected (not that I am sympathetic to NK in any way).
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What do you think, does Russia need to embark on reckless courses of adventure to be left alone, or do you think that your own innate power and the fact that it is better to have you as friends rather than enemies should grease your way into the rest of the developed world?
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Reckless adventure? You overdramatize. As for your question, I'd say that Russia should be perceived as being able to defend herself if she wants to have friends and grease her way into the developed world.
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Where is the need for MAD? |
I wouldn't say MAD. But there is a need for a balance.
Last edited by The Vagabond on 05-02-2004 at 15:34
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The Vagabond
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of realpolitik and counterpropaganda
Jan 1970
time: 05:33
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Originally posted by notyoueither
I don't think I over-dramatise.
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Yes, you don't over-dramatise, you over-dramatize! 
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All it takes is one mistake, one **** up between the US and Russia, and kiss good bye to 6 billion human beings. The fact that you think the appearance of your own cahones warrants risking it tells me a lot about your abilities to coexist in the developed world, at least if you are representative.
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What do you suggest? To disband nuclear forces? If they exist, should they hold an exercise from time to time? Such a mistake is much less likely now than it was during the Cold War. Again, sorry, I can't help but think that you over-dramatize.
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It is too bad. So many people in the West thought so much of the possibility of actual freindship with Russia when the Wall came down and in the aftermath.
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Yes, too bad. So many people in Russia thought the same, and not only thought, but also sacrificed a lot for this goal.
But this is still remains possible.
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It is really too bad if all that is wasted on the funeral pire of wasted national ambitions. |
Yes, it is. But those ambitions aren't only Russia's.
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