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vinny9698

(1,016 posts) Thu Aug 18, 2016, 04:55 AM Aug 2016

Why the Russians do not want and never wanted a WW3 [View all]

They witnessed first hand the ravages of war during WW2. Most of their leaders during the Cold War were WW2 veterans and saw first hand and suffered.
The American people and their leaders never witnessed such carnage and damage to their cities.
It is one thing to see movies and hear stories, but another thing to actually participate.

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Why the Russians do not want and never wanted a WW3 [View all] vinny9698 Aug 2016 OP

Not to mention that almost one third of all the casualties in that war were in the USSR A HERETIC I AM Aug 2016 #1

Who cares what they want? Wilms Aug 2016 #2

I agree, who cares what russia or putins wants with or without a WW3....US has to be concern on beachbum bob Aug 2016 #10

+1,000 n/t malaise Aug 2016 #3

Agreed Sherman A1 Aug 2016 #4

The Soviets had a policy of aggressive expansion. Adrahil Aug 2016 #7

As do many religions and Sherman A1 Aug 2016 #9

Vladimir Putin is just a war-traumatized, cuddly bear. Adrahil Aug 2016 #5

How many current leaders have any memory of WWII? downeastdaniel Aug 2016 #6

They just want to slowly expand Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #8

NATO has drawn down? Wilms Aug 2016 #11

Yes Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #12