Well, it is labeled "opinion".
It conveniently ignores the situations in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia,
and northern Poland, which all had significant portions of their
populace that thought of themselves as Russian. Allof those areas have
completely shifted toward NATO in the last ~~ 30 years or so. Perhaps
the difference in Ukraine was that they had a larger portion, and maybe
more concentrated part who still thought of themselves as Russian.
Maybe a better analogy would be Alaska, which we purchased from Russia
just after the Civil War. What if Putin decided he wanted that back too?
Northern Poland does feel some heat from Russia, but not quite as
intense (yet).
bp
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On 3/19/2025 10:06 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
I like to flip the script.
Suppose Arabs in Michigan wanted to split off into a new state with
limited political autonomy from the USA, and that we could expect that
new state to be allied with, and supported by, Syria and Palestine.
Also suppose Joe Biden signed a deal agreeing to make it happen. Now
we've elected Donald Trump, and DJT doesn't follow through with the
agreement. Are Syria and Palestine now justified to invade
Michigan? Of course it's impossible, but the point is to look at the
other perspective. Sometimes the situation is so alien that I can't
manage it, but in this case, I still have more sympathy for Ukraine
than Russia.
That was a good article with details we don't usually see, and I do
appreciate you sharing it.
-Adam
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