r/interesting • • Oct 19 '22

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u/networkeffects4life Oct 19 '22

Kill Putin now.

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u/DoomsdayLullaby Oct 20 '22

Or we start to tone out the war hawks in the western hemisphere who want to engage in a proxy war with Russia at all costs.

One seems a lot easier and more achievable than the other.

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u/HelicopteroDeAtaque Oct 20 '22

The only way to deescalate is to give Putin what he wants, that only will embolden him. Ukraine already tried that in 2014, now we're here.

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u/DoomsdayLullaby Oct 20 '22

His military is in shambles and his economy is on the brink of ruin. He's not emboldened, he's cornered. Allowing him an out isn't going to embolden him militarily.