Re:Why Europe Is Warning of Pax Americana's End
by AnimalMuppet on Monday February 13, 2017 @01:43PM
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> Look back on how America treated 'Panama'.
Bad, but not relevant. Our misdeeds do not make Russia's misdeeds any better.
> It's inconceivable how long Russia has allowed itself to go without a warm water port
Allowed? You sound like countries have a divine right to warm-water ports, which Russia graciously waived for an extended period.
And what did Russia get? A warm-water port to which they do not have land access. Well, you know what's next. They're going to decide they have a divine right to land access to that port.
> And in the scale of international lawlessness, the Russian invasion of Crimea is totally justifiable 'bad behavior'.
It's bad (immoral/illegal) behavior. It's also behavior that, yes, large nations (including our own) have "justified" in the past. That doesn't make it right; it only makes it somewhat unsurprising.
Bad, but not relevant. Our misdeeds do not make Russia's misdeeds any better.
> It's inconceivable how long Russia has allowed itself to go without a warm water port
Allowed? You sound like countries have a divine right to warm-water ports, which Russia graciously waived for an extended period.
And what did Russia get? A warm-water port to which they do not have land access. Well, you know what's next. They're going to decide they have a divine right to land access to that port.
> And in the scale of international lawlessness, the Russian invasion of Crimea is totally justifiable 'bad behavior'.
It's bad (immoral/illegal) behavior. It's also behavior that, yes, large nations (including our own) have "justified" in the past. That doesn't make it right; it only makes it somewhat unsurprising.