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Re:Moscow Publishes Photocopies of Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, ... by oblio on Saturday June 01, 2019 @05:36PM (#20071851)
Trump is tearing down NATO right now and the US doesn't even need it anymore since it's focusing on China. I'm glad that Romania is on the Western side this time, maybe we get to be spared from foreign imposed governments for once.

If we get lucky maybe we can sneak in a reunion with Moldova within the next few decades while Russia goes through its usual cycle: https://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/images/print-e...

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Re:Moscow Publishes Photocopies of Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, ... by petre on Saturday June 01, 2019 @06:43PM (#20072178)
If you ignore the bullying, Trump is rather pragmatic. He's not tearing down NATO but pushing other NATO countries to take responsibility, fund their militaries and maybe buy US weapons in the process. Poland and Romania are quite receptive, Germany not so much because they aren't directly threatened.

The focus on China and Iran is also pragmatic. China has gotten more aggressive lately and Iran is likely getting punished.

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