lot of people don't hold the Russians to the same standard that they hold themselves. We talked about how the invasion of Iraq was illegal. It was an illegal war. It was also horrific for the Americans. The blowback was enormous. There doesn't seem to be the same sort of accountability to the Russians for their actions, or I think also a lot of folks see the Russian invasion as having been some sort of 3D chess move by Putin. But I think this is a very long game and it's going to be a long term. It's going to be awful for the Russians. Not to mention that for Russia, they are now closer to the arms of the Chinese. It's been bad for the United States, and I also do think that long term, it is possible for the US relationship to Russia to strengthen, for Russia to re-enter the Western fold. I think long term that's perfectly possible, because their long term interest aren't with China. I'm kind of diverting from your question a little bit. No, but that's the beauty of this conversation. (31/99)
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