Read the book “The Icon and the Ax”.
It isn’t as simple as many would like to believe. It is exactly like the Aztlan example I cited. The Russians view Kiev as part of the home of their culture, and they are right in many respects. The Russians living in what is now the Ukraine also take that view.
Blow back sucks. If we start playing in their front yard, don’t be surprised when they do the same to us.
That is one of the biggest problems the average non thinking American has. You nailed it exactly.
We never HAD to think about Russians on the doorstep outside movies and books because we never had a [resident and congress willing to let them get that close. Americans are ALSO used to us playing in everyone’s yard as if it were the most natural thing.
The founders warned against exactly this situation. And of course, as usual, several freepers an the Russia threads are far smarter than the Founders of the United States of America could ever hope to be.
If we start playing in their front yard, don’t be surprised when they do the same to us.
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Yea, when the Rooskies place troops on the Mexican border claiming that we (USA) are ‘denying’ Mexican Nationals I would like to see the reaction of all these ‘Chicken Hawks’ we have suddenly ‘grown’.
Or wanting to ‘advise’ Mexico on how to handle its Oil Fields..
If we start playing in their front yard, don’t be surprised when they do the same to us.
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Yea, when the Rooskies place troops on the Mexican border claiming that we (USA) are ‘denying’ Mexican Nationals their ‘human rights’ I would like to see the reaction of all these ‘Chicken Hawks’ we have suddenly ‘grown’.
Or wanting to ‘advise’ Mexico on how to handle its Oil Fields..
If we start playing in their front yard, don’t be surprised when they do the same to us.
You are ignoring the fact that Russia has a long history of abusing and murdering its neighbors. That’s why Russia’s neighbors invited NATO troops into their countries. They see the graves everyday of those killed by Russians and do not want more.
Russia is by far the biggest economy in that region. Everybody would much prefer to avoid conflict and do business with them. Unfortunately, Russia has felt a need to have a hegemonic relationship with neighboring countries. That is on the Russians and the blame US routine is a lame leftist diversion. Enough.