Originally posted by: Double Trouble
Originally posted by: Atreus21
Originally posted by: Double Trouble
This has very little to do with not trusting Russia. The fact is that most of the people in South Ossetia want to be a part of Russia, and many of them are already Russians. This is not a case of Russia forcefully taking over some country and making it part of Russia against the will of the inhabitants, this is Russia annexing an area that wants to be a part of Russia. I don't see the issue as long as that's the will of the population of that area --- and by all accounts it is.
So we should absorb mexico.
And they call us Imperialists. I'm surprised Russia has the balls for just straight up annexation. In this day and age, no one plays by the "I conquer, I keep" rule. If we did this there'd be weeping and wailing around the world.
First, why the heck would we want to absorb that hellhole? No thanks.
Second, you fail to see the difference between "conquering" a place and keeping it, and being asked to come in then being asked to annex it. If you held a vote in south ossetia, you'd find that the vast majority are for becoming a part of Russia. So let them.
I have no problem calling a spade a spade, and Russia is certainly not doing this from the goodness of their hearts, it's a cold calculated play. Still, the fact that the south ossetians want to be a part of Russia makes the annexation a non-issue.