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Re:Sweden to Apply for NATO Membership by MisterBastahrd on Monday May 16, 2022 @10:28AM (#31397836)
If you don't want a hegemonic superpower to gain additional power through protection rackets, then don't invade sovereign nations because you have cancer and want to feel better about yourself.
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Re:Sweden to Apply for NATO Membership by matheusmoreira on Monday May 16, 2022 @11:38AM (#31399021)
> protection rackets

Yeah, I wonder about that. Suppose Russia nuked some allied target. Is the USA willing to escalate to global nuclear war over that? Something tells me they won't come to anyone's aid.

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