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		x86_64Ubuntu on Feb 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: BP quits Russia in up to $25B hit after Ukraine in... That's what happened in Iraq. The US went in there, toppled over the place, and put in a government that would bend to Western whims.

smoe on Feb 28, 2022 [–]

Not sure what your point is. The Iraq invasion was 19 years ago, and the US still haven't withdrawn all their troops. Is Putin willing to have parts of his army occupy Ukraine for a timespan such as this?

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