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US has not deployed to Ukraine because its not in its national interest whereas Russia does have an immediate security concern with NATO expansion to its border
by vadertemp 5y ago
US has not deployed to Ukraine because its not in its national interest whereas Russia does have an immediate security concern with NATO expansion to its borders after the end of the cold war.
US has deployments all over the world after WWII in order to bully and protect its own interests.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/10/infographic-us-military-presence-around-the-world-interactive https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/10/infographic-us-mili...
- mechanical_bear 5y agoIs there a legitimate concern that NATO would occupy/attack Russian territory?
- kbart 5y agoNo. All ex-Soviet countries that joined NATO did that willingly as a way to protect their independence (looking at the examples of ex-Soviet countries that did not, it's clear that was the right decision). The "threat" of NATO invading Russia is bullshit and whataboutism.
- mechanical_bear 5y agoAgreed, whole heartedly.
- wbsss4412 5y agoUS deployments aren’t generally against the will of host nations. There certainly is plenty of coercion involved in having so many deployments, but plenty of it has to do with strategic alliances.
- rosndo 5y agoThe idea that Russia with their world ending weapons could be genuinely threatened by NATO expansion is hilarious. It’s only their own expansion plans which are threatened by NATO.