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[–] Gerplunckamo [S] 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

After all, on most objective grounds, Russia is hardly a great power. It has nuclear weapons, but ultimately these are of little practical value. Continued rearmament depends on money, and Russia’s economy is dependent on oil that is now selling for bargain-basement prices. Russia’s economy is the 13th largest in the world, just between Australia and Spain, about half the size of France’s, about a fourteenth of the USA’s. Even before the value of the ruble collapsed, Russian military spending was around one-seventh of America’s.

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[–] forgetmyname 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

When you put it like that, the US could fight a war with russia just to boost its economy!

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[–] Somali 2 points -2 points (+0|-2) ago 

The radiation suit business would take off like never before!

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[–] TheRealAmalek ago 

If we go to war with Russia... and they start losing they could decide to end the game, then launch all the nukes. Russia can't win vs us, but they can sure as hell stop us from winning.

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[–] KarlWayne 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

+1 from me. That piece is definitely Council on Foreign Relations propaganda. Anyone that thinks Russian military power is not impressive is deluded.

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[–] Gerplunckamo [S] 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

Thank you for your contribution to the conversation.

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[–] mscomies 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

Waiting for the Putinites to show up and argue that Russia is strong despite all the evidence to the contrary.

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[–] Gerplunckamo [S] 2 points -1 points (+1|-2) ago 

Its about midnight in Moscow, they'll get more active later on in the evening.

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[–] mscomies 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Nah, he has plenty of Jane Fonda types in the west who do it for free.