> first paragraph if things are as you describe them, then it's not an unreasonable demand on the part of russia. again, i was already opposed to ukraine joining nato; not to mention the idea that ukraine also seems pretty far from the north atlantic. > third part i disagree on this. taiwan is a special circumstance for several reasons; not the least important one being that as the last remaining part of the old china; they're still holding the bank on the large debt owned it's government to the united states. i hope china cools their jets on taiwan anyway; there are possibilities for the island that would be good for china, good for commerce, and good for the future; if only it remain in it's odd semi-independent state
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