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originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: nightbringr
These countries historically have very good reason to fear Russia.
The Soviets cleaned out the Nazis for them, then eventually disbanded the Warsaw Pact and went home. Now NATO occupies these countries militarily. Whats the difference? Occupation is occupation.
Double standard of hypocrisy. Russia_ bad, NATO_ benefactor.
The occupation of Poland with a 'missile defense' paints a large target on the country, again. I doubt your average Pole is inclined to the difference.
Putin is trying to recreate the Soviet Union.
I know they annexed Crimea.
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: nightbringr
These countries historically have very good reason to fear Russia.
The Soviets cleaned out the Nazis for them, then eventually disbanded the Warsaw Pact and went home. Now NATO occupies these countries militarily. Whats the difference? Occupation is occupation.
Double standard of hypocrisy. Russia_ bad, NATO_ benefactor.
The occupation of Poland with a 'missile defense' paints a large target on the country, again. I doubt your average Pole is inclined to the difference.
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: nightbringr
Nice dodge. Foreign Military occupation is occupation, under Soviets, NATO, whomever.
You said previously that these NATO satellites have reason to fear Russia and I said the Russians left, NATO now occupies them.
They did however willingly accept entry into NATO. Huge difference.
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: nightbringr
They did however willingly accept entry into NATO. Huge difference.
By 'they' you mean the government was bought off to allow it. There was no public voting about it. And why should there be, the governments in eastern Europe are fledgling republics, only been free for a little while, don't know any better.
Nazis, Soviets, now NATO, learned to love the bootheel.
originally posted by: intrptr
Russians didn't "annex Poland", they left. What Cold War you reliving... troop?