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The cold hard light of reality is that most of BRICS has more trade loyalty to the US than they do with each other.
originally posted by: rickymouse
Seems to me that instead of bickering about who has better weapons and armies, we should be considering the fact that there should not be any government instigating a world war. There are no winners in a nuclear war. Even an unexploded nuke that is blown out of the sky will kill people eventually, if not directly, it will do it indirectly.
Why was the nuclear arms race ever run when they knew it would lead to mass destruction long ago. How much has been spent by governments on building these things in the past and how much taxes have been paid for these things in countries who have them. Look at the big picture and see we are working hard because we have some people up high who want to gain power and control others. They want everyone to fear the leaders of countries, even if they are good people.
Russia is a very powerful country and their rockets are very good, we buy them from Russia.
Quality trumps quantity in almost every situation.
The M4 Sherman tank was a winner by quantity, not by quality.
originally posted by: noeltrotsky
originally posted by: maxzen2004
People, don't believe the hype, Russia is no threat no us or NATO.
Are you a Ukrainian military planner? They seemed to have followed that exact advice for the past 20 years. So far the strategy isn't paying off.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: PrettyPlease1
They could beat Russia in a conventional war and thinking they cant is going to blow up in Putins face.
originally posted by: dragonridr
Putin knows this he's not stupid he can't afford a direct confrontation with NATO. This is the point of his a secular invasions. If he can move into a country but make it difficult for NATO members to agree where to draw the line he's good. If he went onto a full on invasion EU troops would be there to boot him out.
originally posted by: BELIEVERpriest
a reply to: MrSpad
The cold hard light of reality is that most of BRICS has more trade loyalty to the US than they do with each other.
At the moment, this is reality, but things can easily change. If BRICS is successfull at undermining the Petrodollar, America will have no choice but to sell its rescources, effectively trading economic places with China. And it all depends on what happens in the Middle East. If BRICS can find their own supplier for oil, say Assad, or maybe Iran (since they are working in Iraq now), things can change quickly. At the moment, everyone is reluctant to challenge the US, but all we need is someone like Putin to make the first move, and Im willing to bet others will follow.