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You will be accused of "whataboutism" because it implies each previous consistent wars that US had indulged is mutually exclusive. This is the playbook of the Wolfowitz doctrine to maintain hegemony. Fight violence with violence to maintain democracy? LMAO

The problem now is the new normal, PROXY WAR option. When 2 super powers or 3 are involved all possessing nuclear weapons, they can never be direct confrontations. How they go about defining the rules are probably 'work in progress'. What are the triggers for a stand down alla Cuban Crisis which on the surface was perceived as bluff calling but in pragmatic terms was a deal where Cuba and Turkey had withdrawn their nukes.

What is the edge of that tolerance or ultimate red lines remains to be seen but this time it is like Biden is trying to 'kill 2 birds 1 stone' in the middle of a financial crisis even more severe than the 2008 GFC with no tools left to kich that proverbial can. I don't even know if Biden can make these ultra important decisions or just the rubber stamper under the type of public fumbling we see consistently.