nah, and also there would be no need so long as the us is a better trading partner than anyone else > you live in a world where political realism is nonexistent, apparently. i used to be a "realist" and then i realized it's all bullshit. even by a "realist" framework, russia isn't a superpower anymore both militaristically and economically and therefore is not entitled to a sphere of influence. > but reality on the ground is, that russia is still advancing, ukraine is still retreating.  just two more week still kiev, then, right? > the original plan was based on rationality. it was based on faulty information about the state of the russian military being fed up the ranks by corrupt officials. ukraine has chosen to both fight and survive and they have done so > maidan was a very-well perfectly-coordinated "chaotic" revolt, you mean. same chaos as in syria, when unnamed masked snipers were randomly shooting at crowds, to rise further violance and hatred towards the assad government. or... just bear with me here.... those were the governments themselves trying to hold on to power. i know, crazy, right? unless you're a realist... hey wait a minute you are? then this should be obvious to you~!
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