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   From: acoustic@panix.com   
      
   In article ,   
   Brian W Lawrence   wrote:   
   >On 16/02/2017 08:52, TT wrote:   
   >> 16.2.2017, 1:20, The Iceberg kirjoitti:   
   >>> On Wednesday, 15 February 2017 20:01:02 UTC, *skriptis  wrote:   
   >>>> TT  Wrote in message:   
   >>>>> 15.2.2017, 18:24, *skriptis kirjoitti:   
   >>>>>> Russia to US is not a hostile power.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Russia is hostile power to everyone. Even its own citizens.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> You disgust me.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Russia is a hostile power to everyone. Even its own citizen.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Wow, really factual and unbiased.   
   >>>> LOL   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I knew it all the time, but now it's clear to everyone.   
   >>>   
   >>> we've had Iraq, Syria, Libya, secret Yemen war and trying to kill   
   >>> Castro 600 times but Russia is hostile!   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> False equivalence.   
   >>   
   >> 600 times? They should have sent Bronson. (The Mechanic)   
   >   
   >Most of those were simply mad suggestions made by Cuban exiles or   
   >dissidents still in Cuba. The CIA may have offered some encouragement,   
   >including maybe cash, but they were mostly figments of someone's   
   >imagination.   
   >   
   >The Soviet Union/Russia has been 'hostile' to most other countries since   
   >the revolution. It did have communist 'friends', but it enforced the   
   >friendship on its own terms. Since ~1992 Russia has seemingly diminished   
   >in power and influence and is trying to reimpose its will on its   
   >neighbours and perceived 'enemies'.   
      
   I think India was one of the non-aligned nations that was consistently   
   friendly to the USSR, so were many African countries.   
      
   lo yeeOn   
      
   >   
   >And yet Trump seems unaware of the history. I read/heard that he thinks   
   >Russia will return the Crimea to Ukraine, but the Kremlin also saw that   
   >and said 'not going to happen'.   
   >   
      
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