1-7
Some people got *way* too anxious about the incident in Poland. Our govts take their time and consider scenarios before using force.
Decisions to use force are the decisions that are the most controlled in any state machinery.
Some people got *way* too anxious about the incident in Poland. Our govts take their time and consider scenarios before using force.
Decisions to use force are the decisions that are the most controlled in any state machinery.
2-7
We did not come close to some runaway escalation, because escalation is not an unpredictable volcano, but a sequence of deliberate state decisions that one can easily back out of if one doesn't want to pursue them.
We did not come close to some runaway escalation, because escalation is not an unpredictable volcano, but a sequence of deliberate state decisions that one can easily back out of if one doesn't want to pursue them.
3-7
The reason why some people get very nervous around Russia is not because there's a magical force of nature called "escalation" that can burst into flames if you sneeze the wrong way.
People get nervous around Russia because it is a massively aggressive and criminal state.
The reason why some people get very nervous around Russia is not because there's a magical force of nature called "escalation" that can burst into flames if you sneeze the wrong way.
People get nervous around Russia because it is a massively aggressive and criminal state.
4-7
Everyone who understands Russian state behaviour will tell you: the best way, the most stability-enhancing way, to deal with Russia is to be strong and to display strength, because Moscow is aggressive, i.e., it seeks advantage through the use or threat of force.
Everyone who understands Russian state behaviour will tell you: the best way, the most stability-enhancing way, to deal with Russia is to be strong and to display strength, because Moscow is aggressive, i.e., it seeks advantage through the use or threat of force.
5-7
So, when there is an incident that might look like trouble with Russia, like yesterday, don't show fear. Don't panic. Just be clear that what we need to do is to be confident in ourselves, in our will and determination to defend against and repel any Russian aggression.
So, when there is an incident that might look like trouble with Russia, like yesterday, don't show fear. Don't panic. Just be clear that what we need to do is to be confident in ourselves, in our will and determination to defend against and repel any Russian aggression.
6-7
If a minor incident occurs, our govts will respond one way. If a massive attack occurs, we'll all know it when we see it, and we will go to war. Because the alternative is to end up like Mariupol.
Those are two different worlds and our govts will never confuse the two.
If a minor incident occurs, our govts will respond one way. If a massive attack occurs, we'll all know it when we see it, and we will go to war. Because the alternative is to end up like Mariupol.
Those are two different worlds and our govts will never confuse the two.
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