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Also who knows what Putin's long game is, little doubt he is after all of Ukraine, however military capability Putin could also sweep aside

Moldova
Belarus
Gerogia
Azerbaigan
Kazakhstan

Even though Russia has increase spending under Putins watch in recent years, they are still a shell of their former Soviet levels. And still little match on the battlefield against NATO except nuclear.

However a war on one front can quickly escalate world wide, China could strike at Japan, Turkey against Syria and who knows what Israel might do.

"Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece?

Naturally the common people don't want war neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.

Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the
country to danger. It works the same in any country."

- Hermann Goering


Kat.