re: OT Ukraine thread - you were not kidding

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Imagine if Putin recreated the Warsaw Pact and invited Cuba to join. Tell me with a straight face that the US would not act militarily. Which

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The point is nobody else has this power. I don't even think Cuba would entertain this position.

Our more likely position would be to normalize relations with Cuba to thwart the efforts. We win conflicts with trade, not war. We can win wars but they don't really help us, unless an ally or trade is affected. We learned that in Iraq and Afghanistan. We can win the war, but then what?

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Are you for Ukraine because you support USA allies? Or are you for Ukraine because an aggressor invaded?

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I want Russia thwarted to ensure the efficiency of international trade that is not only very important to our standard of living, but a behavior where the US benefits disproportionately compared to any other country on Earth.

I want any other future actor who wants to threaten interfering with global trade to understand that it's costly to the US and it will cost us less to act militarily.