From @DavidOAtkins, a well-argued piece setting debate over Trump-Putin axis in crucial larger context:http://washingtonmonthly.com/2016/12/31/even-glenn-greenwald-and-his-fans-should-fear-the-trump-putin-alliance/ …
Because Putin's argument is abt defense of strategic perimeter (that US agreed to, btw). @kombiz @ThePlumLineGS
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intervening in a bloodbath far away = bad. Annexing to "maintain your perimeter" = OK. That's crazy.
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Can I take a step back and note your little fairy tale on ME still pretends Iraq doesn't exist?
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right. Which is basically a proximity argument.
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