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1. cactusplant7374 ◴[] No.34712815[source]
The Nordstream pipeline was blown up by Russia. They have done this twice before. Russia weaponizes its energy. That has been the pattern. I don't believe America would attack an ally like this and I don't believe Hersh has found the truth.

Russia Georgia Energy Crisis (2006)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Russia%E2%80%93Georgia_...

Turkmenistan (2009)

https://www.rferl.org/a/Pipeline_Explosion_Stokes_Tensions_B...

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2. throwbadubadu ◴[] No.34713090[source]
I don't believe Russia is capable to do that the way it was done... and sorry: They are not even capable to be that stupid also (stupid enough, but that would top it by magnitudes).
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3. partiallypro ◴[] No.34713430[source]
> They are not even capable to be that stupid

But they were stupid enough to invade Ukraine and think they were going to take it over in 2 weeks?

But the US itself is just so stupid that it would jeopardize the entire NATO alliance which is critical to US global power? Ok.

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4. macinjosh ◴[] No.34715641{3}[source]
Your only concept for what the Russians were thinking when they invaded Ukraine is what western media and politicians have fed you. You don't actually know anything about what they were thinking. lol.
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5. qaz_plm ◴[] No.34716123{4}[source]
Where can I read more about “what they were thinking?”
6. partiallypro ◴[] No.34716345{4}[source]
I'd love to read sources on why they started a war they thought they'd win in 2 weeks which now has come to 100,000+ troops lost (on both sides separately.) Please share, because I'm interested in their strategy.