The only expansionist superpower for the better part of the last century has been the US. It is only in the more recent decades we've seen China come into their own.
And Russia with Chechnya, Georgia, transnistria, and recently Ukraine. Since almost all of those have now become defacto part of Russia. So far I have yet to see a new star added to the American flag with the Iraq state there...
Because adding a new state comes with responsibilities. Much better to leave them as vassals. That way you also avoid the annoying voices of the veterans from PR that can be abandoned as 'non-americans' when it comes time to pay them benefits.
Well, Russia provoked all the other countries by continuing to exist...
Russians are globalists. They keep provoking other countries. I proved it.
The only expansionist superpower for the better part of the last century has been the US. It is only in the more recent decades we've seen China come into their own.
And Russia with Chechnya, Georgia, transnistria, and recently Ukraine. Since almost all of those have now become defacto part of Russia. So far I have yet to see a new star added to the American flag with the Iraq state there...
Because adding a new state comes with responsibilities. Much better to leave them as vassals. That way you also avoid the annoying voices of the veterans from PR that can be abandoned as 'non-americans' when it comes time to pay them benefits.
Well, then Russia is doing it wrong, right? Since they are absorbing them and making it part of their territory.
Considering there are very few American troops in Iraq, and none in Afghanistan, I don't know if this is working as you intend.
No you didn't.
This is a provocation.
And how many of those bases has a vehicle come out and invaded Russian airspace and territory lately?
Oh you forgot the latvian and Lithuanian bases. Since we are counting nato bases as American.