• skepticalifornia@lemdro.id
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    7 months ago

    Do you not understand the concept of deterrence through strength or are you being intentionally dense?

    Do you believe for one second that Putin stops with Ukraine if NATO and the US weren’t standing in his way?

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      7 months ago

      or are you being intentionally dense?

      Is your argument not good enough on its own, that you have to engage in personal attacks? No I am not dense. Please keep these comments to yourself. If you can’t engage in a civil discussion, I will report you to moderators.

      Do you not understand the concept of deterrence

      I do understand it. Now I’d love to see a proof of the presence of a threat that was deterred due to US military budget.

      Do you believe for one second that Putin stops with Ukraine if NATO and the US weren’t standing in his way?

      I need to see proof to believe that Russia is a threat to the parts of Europe you speak of, and said threat was deterred by US military budget. Otherwise I will continue not believing it.