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/ …
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Replying to @ThePlumLineGS @DavidOAtkins
How do you write this paragraph w/o mentioning Iraq? Or Libya? Or Yemen?
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Russia's action in Crimea and Ukraine would be like annexing Baja CA or British Columbia.
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Replying to @DavidOAtkins
After there had been what we believed to be a coup in Canada or Mexico, yes.
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that's an incredibly lame excuse.
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It's not an "excuse." It is absolutely what Putin considers Ukraine
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Who cares what Putin "considers"? George Bush considered a lot of things, too.
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Because Putin's argument is abt defense of strategic perimeter (that US agreed to, btw).
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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? @kombiz @ThePlumLineGS
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