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To: RonaldusMagnus-DonaldusMagnus

I’ve enlightened you on this subject many times.

Ukraine is the 2nd largest country in Europe after Russia.
It has enormous natural resources including gas and oil.
It is a strategic entryway to Poland and Germany.
It can contribute enormous manpower to a rebuilt Russian Empire.

Add to that last point, you can see what effective fighters they are. Luckily their weapons at present are aimed at the Russians. Our enemies.


78 posted on 10/04/2022 1:17:23 PM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Williams
You made great points, and all that is well and good for the Ukrainians - I wish them nothing but peace and prosperity and do hope they regain all of the land that was taken from them.

I don't believe I asked the right question however, so if you will oblige me, I have some more questions and a bit of commentary. - I'm genuinely curious about your worldview.

Please note that I approach this exchange, presuming, hopefully correctly, that you are a believer in America First.

First, a disclaimer.

I don't consider myself a Putin fanboy. In fact, I was appalled at the Russian aggression that led to the Russo-Georgian War of 2008 and the annexation of the Crimean Penninsula in 2014; it was very surprising that neither GWB nor Obama took firm steps to curb Russian aggression then.

But that was then.

After almost 3 years of living through covid madness, I can't help but question the official narrative.

Now to my questions:

How specifically is the Russian/Ukrainian conflict important to the average American (the ones that actually care about America)?

Is it worth further bankrupting our already bankrupt nation?

Is it worth involving our military in a 'hot' war with Russia?

Is it worth risking a nuclear exchange over?

What is the endpoint or goal in this conflict?

I'll throw in a few oddball questions here. Again, just picking your brain.

Was the Crimean War of 1853-1856 or the First World War (conflicts somewhat analogous to the Russo-Ukranian War) good for the average citizen of the British Empire or France, or any of the participating belligerents?

What happened to the world as a consequence of the First World War?

Were lockdowns, vaccine mandates or the rigging of the 2020 election orchestrated by Putin?

96 posted on 10/04/2022 2:46:20 PM PDT by RonaldusMagnus-DonaldusMagnus
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