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Anyone who wants to can join nato? What is the long term cost of Russia owning Ukraine? Is there any? Russia interferes with our politics but whether they invade other countries most Americans couldn't place on a map doesn't have much to do with that.

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What's the cost of Germany owning Sundetenland? Is there any?

The peace for our time. - September 1938, Chamberlain

I mean the difference here is Russia has shown it barely has the competency and supply chain to attack their next door neighbor. Does anyone honestly at this point believe they have the capability to blitz into Europe, or anywhere else really? This isn't nazi Germany that can take the world inch by inch. They will unquestionably be defeated by nato, nukes aside. And their nukes don't care how much territory they have or don't have.

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