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To: MeganC

There is one downside—if Ukraine were to be granted NATO membership, that would further provoke Russian aggression as a perception of Western expansion into their historic sphere of influence. That could get ugly.


15 posted on 12/23/2014 10:15:46 AM PST by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: Future Snake Eater

Screw Russia. They don’t get to dictate to their former slave states just because they used to be their slave master.

I recall Lech Walensa (sp?) being quoted in response to a Russian demand that Poland stay out of NATO that, “Poland no longer answers to Moscow.”

Nor should they.

The whole notion of ‘spheres of influence’ is antiquated and has no place in the modern world.


16 posted on 12/23/2014 10:35:13 AM PST by MeganC (It took Democrats four hours to deport Elian Gonzalez)
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To: Future Snake Eater

>>There is one downside—if Ukraine were to be granted NATO membership, that would further provoke Russian aggression as a perception of Western expansion into their historic sphere of influence. That could get ugly.

NATO today is nothing more than the financier mafia debt collector for these guys:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq9yjt_JbWs


21 posted on 12/23/2014 11:40:47 AM PST by Yollopoliuhqui
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