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Me: Witness how they are sitting on their thumbs while Kosovo declares independence. They're pragmatists, and therefore predictable.
Not even Serbia wants a war over Kosovo now.
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Then I guess it didnt mean as much to you as you thought eh?
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Why should the Russians, knowing that such an action could provoke WW3?
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No argument here. The Russians don't really care about Serbia or Kosovo. This talk about "Slavic Brotherhood" is ridiculous...at best they view Serbia as a minion. Not as an equal.
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They are humane enough, even though you Americans do not consider them to be.
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When did I say the Russians are inhumane? I just said they were indifferent unless their personal interests are threatened. Which is true.
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You want to say that Americans are idealists and therefore not predictable?
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Correct. Just ask Saddam. He didn't think we would invade Iraq.
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Give me a break, will ya? Political pragmatism was nearly invented by USA.
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What practical value do we get from the Cuban embargo?