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*GHETTOBLASTER » 21 Dec 2024, 8:43 pm » wrote: ↑

21 Dec 2024, 8:43 pm

 With Russia capable of launching  attacks  at will with very little in return that might keep the peace for awhile.

I think it was Thomas Jefferson who said..."Peace time are those brief moments in Man's history when both sides are reloading."

Empires will always try and reload.

Thucydides Trap...(my paraphrase).

When an Empire (or stronger power) is in decline and other powers are rising
then the Empire MUST HAVE WAR.