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by S_Pineapple 1133 days ago
Do you happen to know the name of said historian? I am curious to read what his specific reasoning was!
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Wasn’t that an opinion that was shared by many back then - that a full invasion would be way too costly with little to gain and Russia is just sabre-rattling?

Most people in Europe could not imagine a full out war and considered the warnings from the US as merge fear mongering.

Maarten van Rossem I think