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Poland to Require Military Training for All Men

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The Polish government is preparing to require all Polish men to have
military training. Also, Poland is seeking nuclear and non-conventional weapons.

If the EU and NATO allow Russian to conquer Ukraine, then European countries
like Poland will be next in line to be conquered by Russia.
 
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Europe can't rely on America and must prepare to defend themselves. All this makes nuclear war closer to a reality.
 
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I don't blame them. Poles have a long history being treated as Central Europe's welcome mat, and with the United States' security guarantees being rendered hollow and empty, I suppose they have nothing else left to do.
 
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Europe can't rely on America and must prepare to defend themselves. All this makes nuclear war closer to a reality.
How is Europe defending itself going to make nuclear war more likely than the USA using Ukraine as a proxy for its own geostrategy?
 
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How is Europe defending itself going to make nuclear war more likely than the USA using Ukraine as a proxy for its own geostrategy?
If Putin isn't stopped now, he will invade other former communist states. They will defend themselves.
 
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If Putin isn't stopped now, he will invade other former communist states. They will defend themselves.
So your contention is that Putin is insane and unable to determine strategic realities?
 
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As long as everyone keeps backing down from him, no one's their to stop him.
Whose suggesting backing down? Do you think Russia can realistically invade all of Europe? Capturing France and Berlin?
 
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Whose suggesting backing down? Do you think Russia can realistically invade all of Europe? Capturing France and Berlin?
Putin has said that he wants to restore all the former Soviet states to Russian control. He doesn't need to invade all of Europe to do that.
 
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Putin has said that he wants to restore all the former Soviet states to Russian control. He doesn't need to invade all of Europe to do that.
When did he say this. Exact quote please. Also do you believe Russia can beat NATO?
 
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Whose suggesting backing down? Do you think Russia can realistically invade all of Europe? Capturing France and Berlin?
He's operating off of the fear that Western propaganda spews.
 
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He's operating off of the fear that Western propaganda spews.
Which is even more inexcusable if one only thinks about things. Russia cannot take on the whole of NATO, especially if it forces the latter to enter Total war mode. Putin is not insane, he knows Russian limitations, even if he does want to restore the Soviet Union (I don't believe he does), so this domino theory is really annoying.
 
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