re: #181 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut

What is the relationship between this being allowed to stand and Russia rebuilding its military?

You know Russia has nukes, right?

I know full well Russia has nukes. If they actually manage to step in it now, the possibilities are ‘crushed Russia’ or ‘MAD’.

Most people don’t think that Putin would do something even Dinnerjacket and Un haven’t done, and we sure as hell aren’t going to nuclear-first-strike…

And the relationship is, either this stands or we wind up at war now over the 100-year-later equivalent of assassination of Franz Ferdinand (Dammit, Yanuk!). Like I said before, THIS Russian army wouldn’t even be able to force conditions short of destroying the world. If we cut and they build, not necessarily true in 6 years. And if they don’t find war, thgey build.