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by JohnDeHope 503 days ago
Do Americans? Does it matter? They either can't or won't do anything to stop it.
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jfengel 503 days ago
The Americans could stop it, by throwing Ukraine under the bus.

I think most Americans oppose that, but I'm genuinely not certain. Arguably, that is what we just voted for, and I'm a bit surprised we haven't already done it.

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polotics 502 days ago
Certainly not. Throwing Ukraine under the bus would open the door for Latvia Estonia Lithuania to be subjugated next, followed by Moldova then Romania. Once a war economy is started, there are many reasons and interests at play that make it very hard to stop.
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9dev 503 days ago
As it turns out, the situation is more complex than Trump anticipated (well if that won’t be a recurring thing…)
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ajuc 503 days ago
Of course they can. They already forced their government out of a war once. They don't want to, because they get away with it so far.
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mojomark 503 days ago
Lol, yes, it matters. That haven't done anything yet. Governments are subject to coups all the time[1] (and thanks to Trumpalumpa ding dong, the US presidency is no exception)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coups_and_coup_attempt...

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