Ah well, if America is doing something wrong, then Russia can do no wrong. (Or something like that. The "logic" of tu quoque is hard to grasp.) — SophistiCat
But of course it's America birthright to invade and occupy nations and steal their oil or make them capitalist. what about Hawaii, or Cuba, or Mexico. Was America justified in those invasions. Is it Americas birthright to "dominate and subjugate and occasionally dismember its smaller neighbours". This is the clear hypocrisy which most American neo-Imperialists have. — René Descartes
The US on the hand has basically forgotten it's strategic deterrence and now has a huge task of modernizing it's extremely old missile systems. — ssu
Right, because it is Russia's birthright to dominate and subjugate and occasionally dismember its smaller neighbors, which the West should respect (or else!) It needs that security blanket of dependent states to insulate it from the West. Never mind that no one forced the former Communist nations to join NATO; they were clamoring to join as soon as Russia loosened its grip - and boy are they now glad they did! Montenegro couldn't get in fast enough. But who cares about them? Only nuclear superpowers are entitled to carve up the world as they see fit, right? — SophistiCat
This is simultaneously true and untrue. While Putin's speech is likely aimed at bolstering his position for the election this very month, if "The West" responds negatively to his rhetoric, it will act as a confirmation of the need for such weapons(if they exist). Putin is just playing on the hopes and fears of the Russian people so he can retain power.was probably intended more for domestic consumption. — SophistiCat
See Cuba, Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, et cetera — yatagarasu
Maybe because they are sick of America trying to rule over them, trying to enforce their systems and culture and military onto them. If I were living in Eastern Europe and I saw American troops there, of course I would react. It's an occupation disguised as a liberation. — René Descartes
You do understand that was Russian land right before Ukraine absorbed it, right? You are attributing me a propaganda group of the Russian side, when I made it clear that I was not for either side. — yatagarasu
What is your take on this? Russia seems to be increasingly concerned that it is not given sufficient importance on the world's stage. — Agustino
No, that is not what you stated. What you said is the following:I just stated that your post shares the views of American Imperialists. — René Descartes
Is English not your first language? If it is not, you can use this as an opportunity to improve your English by learning how the word 'typical' is used.This is a typical American Imperialist view: — René Descartes
The West doesn't have a foreign policy. — andrewk
Pretending to take the higher ground' is a notion you've just invented. — andrewk
What response, if any, is taken by various countries - of whom those most concerned are those near Russia, not the United States, which Putin would not dare attack - will be dictated by geopolitical and diplomatic tactics, not by naïve notions of moral superiority. — andrewk
His English is superb and I bet is way better than any language you can speak — CuddlyHedgehog
You are clutching on straws — CuddlyHedgehog
it goes without saying that its individual country would have its own foreign policy — CuddlyHedgehog
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