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Re:Half of the US government's financial assets are student ... by Turing_Machine on Friday January 12, 2018 @05:32PM (#16136931)
What happens if Mr. Putin (or one of his successors) suddenly decides that he wants Bulgaria back under Russian control?
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Re:Half of the US government's financial assets are student ... by _old_dude_ on Friday January 12, 2018 @07:08PM (#16137418)
Russian troops need to cross Ukraine and Romania first ?
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Re:Half of the US government's financial assets are student ... by laingc on Friday January 12, 2018 @08:46PM (#16137803)
Halfway there, then.
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Re:Half of the US government's financial assets are student ... by Turing_Machine on Friday January 12, 2018 @10:06PM (#16138059)
Also Russia still has a navy and an air force.
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Re:Half of the US government's financial assets are student ... by hedonistbot on Saturday January 13, 2018 @01:27PM (#16140560)
Bulgaria is a NATO member and hosts 4 joint military facilities with NATO forces (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian%E2%80%93American_Joi...). The NATO pact treats a military attack on one of its members as an attack on all of them (including the US).
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Re:Half of the US government's financial assets are student ... by wutangson1 on Saturday January 13, 2018 @12:21AM (#16138376)
not sure it is realistic that Vova can decide he wants part of the EU under his control
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