1/ "...with the annexation of the Crimea in 2014 and the continued aggression in Donbas, Russia violated countless treaties, ignored all commitments..."https://twitter.com/ClaireBerlinski/status/1186752622423924736 …
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2/ speaking of Ukraine, treaties, and commitments, does anyone else remember when the US provided "security assurances against threats or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine" in return for Ukraine's nukes?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum_on_Security_Assurances …
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3/ so, yeah, Russia invading Ukraine wasn't great ...but the US just refusing to live up to its SIGNED SECURITY COMMITMENTS was damning AF
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4/ There's a great argument to be made that the US should not have started WW III with Russia over the annexation of the Crimea. Hell, there's a good argument that Russia should be allowed to annex the Crimea (long story, different rant).
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5/ But us promising security for nukes, then wiffing, was as bad as what Hillary did in Libya. We've twice now shown small players that they absolutely can not trust us when it comes to giving up their WMD. Large nation states need nukes to defend territorial integrity >
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Replying to @MorlockP
I knew about Libya, probably because we were noticeably involved in that epic fuck up. I did not know about Ukraine in this regard. If I say any more I'm fairly sure the algorithm will auto suspend me for the words I'll use. But: Motherfucker.
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