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Slacker256 t1_jack9w8 wrote

No, not that. My question was primarily referring to EU's capability to repel Russian invasion had Putin decided to make his 'rush to English Channel' pipe dream a reality. Given that it takes combined effort of entire EU on top of the biggest European land army to just hold Russia back - how did Europe plan to defend themselves?

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VirginiaMcCaskey t1_jacjc7o wrote

The NATO narrative has always been nonsense. Former Soviet bloc countries have joined NATO solely because they cannot trust Russia to respect their sovereignty.

What better way to convince them that they were right than violating the sovereignty of a neighbor and invading them?

Fwiw - Russia has engaged in violent expansion during Putin's regime, and most analysts agree that reclaiming the glory of the Soviet Union/Russian Empire is a part of his agenda. Of course you can't divorce that from maintaining control, but war is also a terrible way to do that.

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GhostsinGlass t1_jacipn3 wrote

Are seagull eggs edible?

They keep laying them in my window (One of my windows opens up onto the roof of the building next to me). I don't want to eat them because I don't enjoy eggs but it makes me wonder. Do you think the taste of cigarette butts and garbage squeezins' it passed through to the liquid seagull inside?

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