03-11-2017, 09:43 AM
(03-11-2017, 09:00 AM)Kinser79 Wrote:(03-11-2017, 05:45 AM)Eric the Green Wrote: Appeasement of Hitler and its failure was used for decades as an excuse for USA intervention. But now, we are in 4T. Maybe now the greater lesson is not to appease his successor in the Kremlin. NATO backing for the Baltics and sanctions on Russia will do for now, although a missile buildup might seem warranted too, in light of Putin's treaty violations. That was something I opposed before now. But he needs to be curbed if possible; otherwise he might be tempted to start a world war.
I didn't know that arms build ups and more missiles and threatening a nuclear power were part of that peace and love thing. I'm trying to decide Eric if you're painfully stuck in the 20th century or if you're just too stupid to realize that if you want to be a bully you have to first select a target that is weaker than yourself--which Russia isn't.
Not only that but he has never considered what happens when Russia is backed up against the wall. Hint: It doesn't end well for the attacker. Ask Napoleon or Adolf how attacking Russia worked out for them.
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If one rejects laissez faire on account of man's fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. -- Ludwig von Mises