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Russia is moving troops to the border of Ukraine where there may be an invasion and the US & NATO could be drawn into a war.
What do you think of the potential problem?
Probably one time I would be OK to not take the bait and be drawn into a war over a major invasion (over the fear that not intervening is going to encourage something worse in the future).
In general I think bringing Ukraine into NATO was a mistake for a number of reasons
1) Supply lines is the biggest obvious reason. Having to fight another nation that is a major power / former super power across the globe and on their front door step is not a good position to be in, especially if you want to decrease our military spending and involvement around the World.
2) History etc. the fact that this territory was under Russian Control for centuries makes that even more problematic (They are more likely to fight for it).
3) the Territory has strategic importance to Russia giving it access to the Mediterranean, which also important because their other sea routes are vulnerable to blockade, artic conditions etc. Besides adding to their already considerable oil supply.
4) The fact that Russia has the largest and most modernized nuclear arsenal (surpassing ours a few years back), another consideration.
5) We have interests in the Artic as a future resource, maybe not so much with the "New Green Deal" folks but the Artic is thought to hold lots of oil reserves and other resources, besides fishing, and Global Warming actually raises the possibility of using it as naval short cut in the future.
Anyway I see the possibility to the US, Canada and Russia working together in a partnership for that, as opposed to fighting and competing for the North Pole region, and with the challenges of the harsh temperatures I think that makes sense when it comes to logistics, infrastructure etc.
What do you think of the potential problem?
Probably one time I would be OK to not take the bait and be drawn into a war over a major invasion (over the fear that not intervening is going to encourage something worse in the future).
In general I think bringing Ukraine into NATO was a mistake for a number of reasons
1) Supply lines is the biggest obvious reason. Having to fight another nation that is a major power / former super power across the globe and on their front door step is not a good position to be in, especially if you want to decrease our military spending and involvement around the World.
2) History etc. the fact that this territory was under Russian Control for centuries makes that even more problematic (They are more likely to fight for it).
3) the Territory has strategic importance to Russia giving it access to the Mediterranean, which also important because their other sea routes are vulnerable to blockade, artic conditions etc. Besides adding to their already considerable oil supply.
4) The fact that Russia has the largest and most modernized nuclear arsenal (surpassing ours a few years back), another consideration.
5) We have interests in the Artic as a future resource, maybe not so much with the "New Green Deal" folks but the Artic is thought to hold lots of oil reserves and other resources, besides fishing, and Global Warming actually raises the possibility of using it as naval short cut in the future.
Anyway I see the possibility to the US, Canada and Russia working together in a partnership for that, as opposed to fighting and competing for the North Pole region, and with the challenges of the harsh temperatures I think that makes sense when it comes to logistics, infrastructure etc.