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Originally Posted by Bladewire
NATO is a good thing.
Common sense.
Strength in numbers.
If the past pro Putin president hadn't put a hold on the Ukraines NATO enrollment they'd be protected by NATO now.
Putin hates NATO
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Actually, Ukraine was never considered for future NATO enrollment, but some had mentioned it as wishful thinking, but putin feared it anyway.
There was some agreement during the break-up of the Soviet Union and NATO expansion in certain areas. Obama was only honoring those. Something we should now reconsider.
For the same reasons, since the US/UN previously recognized the boundary in Crimea, we were limited to the response.
Personally, I think it is very clear the NEW COLD WAR has begun and all the sanctions that applied to the Soviets should now apply to Russia until they change their way or fix their democracy, which is wholely owned by a handful of neo-capitalist.
We can see the neo capitalist work their way worldwide including the US. But in Russia, less than a dozen persons control 99% of the wealth.
It all reminds me of the drug cartels sweep into power with money corruption over the governments for which they worked within. Spreading their power and influence.
It has destroyed most of South and Central America and in the US as well.
Corruption is a silent killer till they actually take power.
Unregulated GREED will destroy anything good that any nation can build and do so with much more ease that it took to build it. You only have to do nothing but look the other way while it happens around you till it's to late.