re: Scott Ritter on Ukraine and Finland joining NATO

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It is "bad" in the sense that under no circumstances do Russia's preferences rightfully dictate the foreign policy decisions of sovereign nations. Other countries not doing what you want them to do is simply not lawful justification for military aggression.

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Russia does not want thousands of miles of militarized borders, which is what exactly what would happen if Finland joined.

Finland historically was part of the Russian Empire, the Duchy of Finland.

When I said provoke, I meant the entire NATO expansion operation that the neocons have engineered for decades. NATO originally was not going to expand, but it did anyway. The elites in charge are dishonest at the very least.