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National Security & Defense

Bernardo de La Paz

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3. The idea that the West sucked Putin into a war is nonsense. The West had nothing to gain

Reply to Baked Potato (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 26, 2022, 12:46 PM

Mar 2022

The West and Ukraine had everything to lose.

I do not like seeing that Right Wing Qon theory that the West is to blame by sucking Putin in.

I think Putin wanted to expand and thought he could easily get away with it.

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A Little Masquerade: Russia's Evolving Employment of Maskirovka [View all] Baked Potato Mar 2022 OP

Quite interesting, for the historical angle & current implications. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #1

Yes, I noticed the paper being verbose and some typos. Baked Potato Mar 2022 #2

The idea that the West sucked Putin into a war is nonsense. The West had nothing to gain Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #3