Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

A country that is broadly hostile to American interests (Russia) launched an illegal invasion of a neighboring country (Ukraine) based on a miscalculation that Ukrainian resistance would swiftly crumble. That’s created an opportunity for us to weaken Russia by aiding Ukraine. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 21, 2023

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It’s not even Libya or Syria where we put small numbers of troops on the ground and committed ourselves (successfully in Libya, unsuccessfully in Syria) to regime change. It’s not even Kosovo or Bosnia where there were American air strikes. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 21, 2023

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I agree that a lot of the *rhetoric* around the policy has been grandiose and over-the-top because cold-eyed realism makes for bad speeches but that’s just part of life. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 21, 2023