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whatamidoing84 t1_jabk1z7 wrote

Reply to comment by Vader_Von_Vader in Ukraine war: Zelensky says situation in Bakhmut worsening by jacobhong

Nuclear war would be bad for Ukrainians as well as the rest of the world. Assuming you are referring to troops on the ground?

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Vader_Von_Vader t1_jaebagn wrote

So I guess we continue to allow Putin to destroy countries. All because he threatens to launch.

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whatamidoing84 t1_jaej376 wrote

Those aren’t the only two options, you know. I know discussion over the internet is hard and it’s easy to want to demonize the anonymous person you are speaking with, but damn. I support Ukraine but US boots on the ground means direct military conflict with Russia, which means nuclear weapons are on the table. I don’t see that resulting in a positive outcome for anyone.

Unless you have some reason you don’t think we have any reason to fear the use of nukes? Putin doesn’t strike me a particularly rational actor.

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Vader_Von_Vader t1_jaepez0 wrote

Because Putin doesn’t want to die either. It is called ‘Mutually Assured Destruction’ and has worked for 50 years.

Where do you draw the line? How many countries are you willing to hand over to Putin?

At some point even the biggest pacifist has a line.

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