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Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell... by xdennis on Monday March 07, 2022 @11:39AM (#30589935)
> That would trigger a nuclear bomb from Russia

There is no reason for Russia to do so. Ukraine is not part of Russia. There already is a precedent for military operations in a country occupied by Russians (when Trump bombed Syria).

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Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell... by t-3 on Monday March 07, 2022 @11:54AM (#30590148)
Syria is a proxy war that's been ongoing since 2011. Russians were invited in by the government of that country. We are thus supporting the rebels.
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Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell... by _dain_ on Monday March 07, 2022 @11:46AM (#30590055)
The Russians were there at the request of the Syrian government.
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Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell... by gpt5 on Monday March 07, 2022 @11:46AM (#30590050)
You could claim that Putin was bluffing, but he recently said that if NATO tries to take back crimea, he will use nukes and it will be bad for everyone.
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