Hagel: Growing Threat Of Russia Invading Ukraine

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3. They're confused.

They lived in an age when there were no suicides or plane crashes, when economic plans weren't just always fulfilled but overfulfilled.

If you deny it, it doesn't exist.

By continuing to deny it, it just muddies the water. Until there's absolute clarity the counterclaims might be true--and there's wiggle room for action that suits Russia.