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by SanjayMehta 1366 days ago
Another side effect of these shenanigans is that it's pushing the BRICS countries closer together.

Their SWIFT alternative has been in the works for at least 7 years. Their share of world population is over 40% and their share of GDP is over 20%.

And three of the five have nukes. Unlike Iraq, Libya, Syria, they won't be as easy to "liberate."