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2024-09-14 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

The Origins of US Involvement in Ukraine

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Posted by Besoeker 2024-09-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 The CIA moved into Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union, looking to take advantage of the lawless and destabilized country, using it as an offshore proxy, outside the scope of US oversight.

South Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan were no longer options. They went with what was available at the time.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-09-14 01:46|| 2024-09-14 01:46|| Front Page Top

#2 What's the old saying about 'never letting a crisis go to waste'?

Posted by Bobby 2024-09-14 07:11|| 2024-09-14 07:11|| Front Page Top

#3 ^Or engineering one if there's none.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-09-14 07:50|| 2024-09-14 07:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Weren't there several people named Biden involved there?

Posted by alanc 2024-09-14 08:38|| 2024-09-14 08:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Go back to the agreement that Ukraine would give up its nukes in return for guarantees by the US and Russia for recognizing their national integrity. Oh, that agreement.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-09-14 13:32|| 2024-09-14 13:32|| Front Page Top

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