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Russia planning massive military offensive against Ukraine involving 175k troops

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15 pointsweare1388 comments

My rule of thumb (YMMV):

If it's written in the New York Times and/or the Washington Post, reverse the story and you will be closer to the truth.

I seem to remember 'Weapons of Mass Destruction in Saddam's Iraq'. Whatever happened to those? How many trillions were wasted that could have built lots and lots of American schools, highways, hospitals and bridges?

The G.W. Bush admin falsified the evidence and made false claims about Saddam's weapons programs, not the media. This is a blatant strawman argument and not even a good one.

It was perfectly obvious to anyone with a brain that they were lying. The support for war was massive in the MSM. The media was complicit in a war crime and every politician who did not actively oppose the war is, to this day, guilty of complicity in an illegal war of aggression. Noone has ever been or ever will be held accountable.

So yes, take anything the presstitutes write, turn it around, and you will be closer to the truth.

The EU and US tried to include Ukraine in NATO. The US tried to install favorable people into positions of power after the maidan revolution. If anybody is surprised by a Russian response he either lacks information about the political situation or is an idiot or is lying.

The current reaction is certainly because that ambition is continued. That is the reason Russians fortify the border.

We live in uncertain times.

I believe Russian officials are very intelligent and this is utter bullshit and fabricated.

US and its media outlets are playing with fire and a lot of lives. I am European and affected first hand if US meddling any lying will once again start a war.

You believe the troop buildups are not actually happening? What makes you question?

US media and Russia. I'd rather take the opposite for granted than believing them.

Also don't ignore US and NATO troops close to Russia's border.

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