Majorities have an unfavorable opinion of the U.S. in nearly every country surveyed. Tell me again why we're paying 75% of the cost for NATO for countries that despise us?

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[–]Chipit[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Russia is no threat to America, and Europeans don't take it seriously either. If they're not worried, why are we?

The US fought the Cold War to keep the Russians off Western European soil, and mitigated ethnic tensions in the region, and all we got in return was European propaganda about how imperialistic and colonial the US is from the very guys who fucked the world up in the first place. It's a total farce and it's high time it came to a screeching halt.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Russia has total military technology superiority. They could annihilate the entire USA before the USA could say "But". But of course they aren't doing that. They, contrary to the power that directs the USA, are not monsters.

Push them too far however, and your whole nation just might one day say "but" and then die. That is exactly what those who direct your politicians and deep state would love to see, given their absolute hatred for your people.

[–]Chipit[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Wut.

Russia is not even close to being as rich, is less populated, in a bad geostrategical position, with a budget stretched extremely thin and terrible availability rates.

If you just look at wikipedia, the Russian army looks numerous and well equipped but the truth is that it is divided between a state of the art and well trained spearhead that amounts to about 100~200k soldiers and conscripts with outdated hardware that suffered for almost two decades of poor maintenance.

Russia is a paper tiger.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

They can nuke anybody including the USA into oblivion and you wouldn't have time to say "Wut." much less launch a counter-attack. Their nuclear-propelled, smart self-steering missiles are that fast.

This is 2020, troop numbers mean nothing. Technological superiority is everything.

[–]Chipit[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You're seriously stating with a straight face that the Russian military is technologically superior. Gimme a break! The US military is leaps and bounds ahead of them.

Please provide some citations for your howler of a proposition.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I will leave you to your blissful ignorance, I have wasted too much time on your drivel already. Why did I not block you yet is a mystery.

Going to fix that right away.

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You didn't provide any citations.