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> severe damage could be done to Russia's ability to constantly be a force for irritation in world politics.

How? We can't actually invade Russia. There also doesn't seem to be much interest from anyone in heavily sanctioning Russia.

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Russian sanctions were passed by a split congress in a time that is widely regarded to be pretty much a deadlocked congress. The only roadblock to these sanctions was when Trump refused to implement them (though I guess the majority republican congress could do something else maybe? I don't know who's wheel house "enforcing" a sanction is).

Which is super convenient for the Russians, because previous sanctions have in fact seemed to hurt them, and the Magnitsky Act also seemed to have an effect

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