re: #172 Chrysicat

Means I was running out of characters :P

If this is allowed to stand, Russia’s gonna rebuild its military and keep taking Soviet property. Sooner or Later, Putin will consider himself ready for a fight—maybe even an existential one.

If we actually CUT the military with a guy actively spoiling for WWIII, we might not be able to win it when it becomes no choice, say because he goes for Estonia.

I don’t doubt Putin and friends could get big heads about this. One loose cannon that I wonder about is China. How long would they stay quiet if Russia starting moving in on suppliers of materials/goods to them? If war broke out against US and Russia would China chance getting “Trading with the enemy” status in the US by siding with Russia? Would they sit it out and hope for the best?