How to avoid another world war
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How to avoid another world war
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Re: How to avoid another world war
#21. Don't let people like Henry Kissinger run things.
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#3I balk at calls for peace from Henry Kissinger, who didn't seem to have qualms at raining death on millions of innocent people for his own personal political gains. Nevertheless, I did read the article.
Kissinger's framework for understanding the world is still rooted in an outdated cold war mentality and this article seems like he is naively trying to shove the cat back in the bag and return to a paradigm that he felt he understood.
But I don't think we can return to the way things were. Russia's hegemony over its neighbours was not because of its nuclear power, but because of its military power, which it has demonstrated is considerably weaker than we had previously understood. I think this conflict has actually weakened the power of a nuclear arsenal considerably compared to conventional military strength, because it really has no strategic use beyond nuclear deterrence.
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#4> How to avoid another world war by Henry Kissinger
tells the guy not known for avoiding wars.
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#5I balk at calls for peace from Henry Kissinger, who didn't seem to have qualms at raining death on millions of innocent people for his own personal political gains. Nevertheless, I did read the article. Kissinger's framework for understanding the world is still rooted in an outdated cold war mentality and this article seems like he is naively trying to shove the cat back in the bag and return to a paradigm that he fe…
With Russia‘s nukes, it seems unlikely Ukraine will invade Russia. It’s possible they wouldn’t be so cautious of Russia if it had disarmed its nuclear capabilities.
EDIT: fixed the multiple wording mistakes that made the statement nonsense from start to finish.
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#6It is a good first approximation to say that Henry Kissinger is always wrong.
Re: How to avoid another world war
#7I balk at calls for peace from Henry Kissinger, who didn't seem to have qualms at raining death on millions of innocent people for his own personal political gains. Nevertheless, I did read the article. Kissinger's framework for understanding the world is still rooted in an outdated cold war mentality and this article seems like he is naively trying to shove the cat back in the bag and return to a paradigm that he fe…
It's sounds like you're arguing for war with Russia while they are weak?
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#8I rarely agree with Kissinger but he's right as far as I can see.
I'd be the first to deride Russia's military effectiveness. But consider that the vast majority of the world is against them largely on every single front. And you see why they've earned their reputation as a super power.
Russia is big with plenty of fossils. They could ruin the world simply by continuing to use their fossil fuels without regard to climate change.
They could nuke themselves.
They could conduct a few missile tests in space and precipitate a Kessler syndrome situation.
They could trade nuclear secrets for more kamikazi drones.
Do you see where I'm going?
If you want Russia destroyed they you are asking for a world war. Peace requires we put up with them and encourage all governments to work for global health.
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#9Why Milosevic, but not Kissinger? [1]
..a stupendous liar with a remarkable memory [2]
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/apr/25/milosevictrial...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trial_of_Henry_Kissinger
Re: How to avoid another world war
#10I balk at calls for peace from Henry Kissinger, who didn't seem to have qualms at raining death on millions of innocent people for his own personal political gains. Nevertheless, I did read the article. Kissinger's framework for understanding the world is still rooted in an outdated cold war mentality and this article seems like he is naively trying to shove the cat back in the bag and return to a paradigm that he fe…
With Russia‘s nukes, it seems unlikely Ukraine will invade Russia. It’s possible they wouldn’t be so cautious of Russia if it had disarmed its nuclear capabilities. EDIT: fixed the multiple wording mistakes that made the statement nonsense from start to finish.
It seems unlikely that Ukraine will invade Ukraine, because Ukraine occupies Ukraine and has done so ever since Ukraine became Ukraine.
Perhaps you mean that it seems unlikely Ukraine will invade Russia due to Russian nuclear capability? What do you mean when you say "without Russia's nukes" (do you mean "with")?