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Russia is facing an economic crisis created by the petrodollar. In the
long term a barrel of oil will decline significantly as a unit of
economic power. In the short term this is a situation of which
advantage can be taken.
If the world bands together to force Russia into an even more severe
economic spiral it may be possible to purchase its military
apparatus. 70% of Russian military hardware would be destroyed and
severe restrictions on military action and build-up would be agreed
to in exchange for a very large one-time transfer of wealth
guaranteed to lift Russia out of its economic crisis in one fell swoop.
With Russia barely able to defend itself orbiting economies will be
free to develop on their own and there will be much less tension in
the region.
What? No I don't intend to invade Russia.
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Do you realise quite how much military hardware Russia actually has? |
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In terms of lives saved, the USA would be a better target. Not sure which offers better value-for-money though. |
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The Soviet Union went broke trying to achieve parity.
Economic factors did not influence that government (and to
a lesser extent this one) as they would a "normal"
representative government. |
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But no worries, this iteration will not last nearly as long as
the previous one, no more than another 15 years or so at
most (whereas the Soviet Union lasted for 75 years) |
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From: People's Republic of China
To: Mongolia, Kazakhstan
CC: World Cartography Association |
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Enclosed please find your copies of "Mandarin for Dummies". We will be stopping by, as soon as we can stop laughing, and staying for a very long time. |
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Mama got cole, daddy got cole, all gods chill'in got cole.
China got coal, Irish got peat, Wales got miners, Appalachia had coal. |
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Sing it now with feeling. Montana... |
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No "poop" except in the subtitle; auto - |
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