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“The West operates under different ROEs than the Russians. Our ROEs will not inflame the Muslim world.”

Exactly what France did when initially dealing with Hitler. Didn’t work out too well for them.

As ALL muslims are taught by their religion to confront and eliminate all infidels, I could care less what they think or if they get inflamed. They have ALREADY made their feelings and intents crystal clear.

And you might want to revisit your definition of “the West”, on last count both the UK and France are working with Russia, not undermining therm like the (increasingly isolated) US.

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And you might want to revisit your definition of “the West”, on last count both the UK and France are working with Russia, not undermining therm like the (increasingly isolated) US.

That concerns me more long term than anything else. The us is being pushed back in every area by Russia, China, and now the EU. They world is rejecting US influence, and signing up to align with others. In short, we will be locked back to North America if this keeps up.