RE: Russia and Ukraine
June 6, 2023 at 9:23 am
(This post was last modified: June 6, 2023 at 9:34 am by HappySkeptic.)
Winterhold, if the U.S. had intervened more in Syria, you would be blasting them for their proxy wars or expansionism. Everything the U.S. does is bad - I get it.
When a country goes to war, they do so for self interest. Full stop. One can agree with those interests, or in the international rules that justify the conflict, or not.
With Ukraine, I selfishly do not want Russia becoming a renewed Empire, because it makes the world more dangerous, and Russia never will be a democratic state. I also believe that the post-WWII rules that a country can't increase its own borders through war is a valid one (though proxy wars still seem to be allowed).
When a country goes to war, they do so for self interest. Full stop. One can agree with those interests, or in the international rules that justify the conflict, or not.
With Ukraine, I selfishly do not want Russia becoming a renewed Empire, because it makes the world more dangerous, and Russia never will be a democratic state. I also believe that the post-WWII rules that a country can't increase its own borders through war is a valid one (though proxy wars still seem to be allowed).
