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4. like all the Russian bases in Mexico and Canada. Oh wait, there aint any.

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Why would they threaten Eastern Europe when US alone has a military 5 times bigger? [View all] yurbud Jan 2017 OP

What are you talking about? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #1

military budgets and in several categories of weapons we outnumber and outclass them yurbud Jan 2017 #2

The fiction is that the US military is always used for good reasons. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #3

like all the Russian bases in Mexico and Canada. Oh wait, there aint any. yurbud Jan 2017 #4

They got away with Crimea hack89 Jan 2017 #5

Exactly n/t TubbersUK Jan 2017 #6

Got away with what in Ukraine? Is it part of Russia now? At worst they sent troops to help yurbud Jan 2017 #13

Um, might want to check your facts there. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2017 #17

Fomenting a civil war to destabilize a neighboring country hack89 Jan 2017 #18

there's pretty strong evidence that we did that there and elsewhere yurbud Jan 2017 #19

No, there's not. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2017 #27

Hillary bragged about doing it in Libya yurbud Jan 2017 #30

Oh, yes. Victoria Nuland and her coup cookies. How could we ever forget that? Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2017 #31

Is is your contention that makes what the Russians did acceptable? etherealtruth Jan 2017 #49

America bad, Putin good emulatorloo Jan 2017 #54

flip that around and you got the talking point dow yurbud Jan 2017 #56

You wanna support a thug who kills his political rivals, reporters etc that's your prerogative emulatorloo Jan 2017 #61

alt-left? Who do you think the Democratic Party base is? yurbud Jan 2017 #62

The base is the genuine left, who are too smart to eat up conspiracy theories from Breitbart et al emulatorloo Jan 2017 #63

The way it's starting to look jehop61 Jan 2017 #7

Bingo. roamer65 Jan 2017 #11

Trump is an asshole and his financial ties with Russia compromise him but Russia has legitimate yurbud Jan 2017 #14

Legitmate concerns? Generator Jan 2017 #39

Do you think our government cares about that? We don't even respect borders. We're helping Saudi yurbud Jan 2017 #41

Correct. trotsky Jan 2017 #46

Doesn't matter how big your weapon Igel Jan 2017 #8

That's true. Obama doesn't always do what I hope he will do AgadorSparticus Jan 2017 #21

Putin doesn't want to militarily conquer the west. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #9

I don't believe that. If he could he would take over the whole world. AgadorSparticus Jan 2017 #22

No way he can do that alone, perhaps with the help of his buddy Drumpf. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #23

Yea, No way he can do that ever. China, the other Totalitarian, would be AgadorSparticus Jan 2017 #24

Western nations run by corrupt puppets means more money for his "business interests". haele Jan 2017 #64

If you mean Putin edhopper Jan 2017 #10

way back at the end of the Cold War, Russia wanted to JOIN NATO. Warmongers screwed us out of yurbud Jan 2017 #15

How about just sidingg with the Eastern European Countries edhopper Jan 2017 #16

How about we figure out ways to reduce rather than increase tension and likelihood of war? yurbud Jan 2017 #43

By allowing Putin edhopper Jan 2017 #44

we and NATO each have much stronger militaries. Russia is looking to do business with Europe yurbud Jan 2017 #45

Didn't stop him in Crimea edhopper Jan 2017 #50

We want friendly relations with all the nations of the world. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #20

I didn't want Trump to win and I probably have more empathy for his victims than some here yurbud Jan 2017 #33

You're confusing consistent and typical reactions to foreign political... LanternWaste Jan 2017 #25

I've given up on this arguement....good luck. Xolodno Jan 2017 #32

history is being rewritten before our eyes. And they claim they don't want war. yurbud Jan 2017 #34

No different than.... Xolodno Jan 2017 #38

Claiming the only outcome with Russia is war Generator Jan 2017 #40

Good! What outcome short of war would you like to see? yurbud Jan 2017 #42

I dont want to see us partner with them to help their oil economy bettyellen Jan 2017 #47

we are partners with the Saudis who killed 3,000 Americans, yurbud Jan 2017 #58

I don't agree with that either. Why would one excuse the other? bettyellen Jan 2017 #59

They not manipulate our elections to elect like minded autocrats. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #52

I don't want that either. yurbud Jan 2017 #57

The US has a military advantage within 1000 miles of where we can place an aircraft carrier FarCenter Jan 2017 #12

In a fist-fight, it's not the better fighter who wins. DetlefK Jan 2017 #26

Ask them since they have been Progressive dog Jan 2017 #28

History. Russia is historically paranoid. haele Jan 2017 #29

We let him take Crimea. Maybe we won't object if he takes Latvia. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2017 #35

so you're saying Obama was weak? He needed some neocons in his cabinet? yurbud Jan 2017 #36

Obama applied sanctions that will be removed 1/21. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2017 #37

Lol, read similar on RT, ha ha ha. bettyellen Jan 2017 #48

Putin is not my bud./nt DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #53

They'll do what they think they can get away with TubbersUK Jan 2017 #51

Russia wants to divide, de-stabilize and intimidate JPZenger Jan 2017 #55

Putin wants to expand Russian territory and regain the borders of the former USSR. That's why. Hekate Jan 2017 #60