The topic of discussion is that it is not:
- Russia has clear intent to annex territory
- US never had such intent from early 20 century: they left Iraq when they were asked to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_of_United_States_tr...
Russia has already annexed territory.
By the way, the US is still occupying territory to this day in Cuba, so clearly the intent remains.
"All" means 100k of initial invasion forces? Or few hundreds who provide security to commercial objects in Iraq?
> Russia has already annexed territory.
They occupied territory, it is not recognized by many countries as annexed. Now they want it to be recognized.
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The troops I'm talking about weren't for commercial security. They were in US "embassy" complexes and were used as an occupying military.
Russia annexed Crimea. They aren't occupying it. It is a done fact. Annexation has nothing to do with international recognition. Annexation is when a sovereign state takes over territory and annexes it to it's own. Which Russia did to Crimea in 2014.
Russia is asking Ukraine to recognize the facts on the ground and give up it's claim, after which both countries may exist in a state of peace.
Could you provide any reference on this?
> Russia annexed Crimea. They aren't occupying it.
Looks like rest of the world is in disagreement with this statement.
The Iranian affinity comes in no small part organically or from pro-Iranian militias.
They couldn't do anything about US actions, yes, because lacking military power.
That's why the current invadion is moreso akin to the Iraq war. The invadion in 2014 can be analogised to other conflicts, if you want.