Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

In other words, while there is *some* risk that western support for Ukraine will lead to an out-of-control escalation spiral there was also *some* risk that letting Russia steamroll Ukraine would have encouraged an out-of-control escalation spiral. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 28, 2023

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I agree that "Putin would attack Poland next" is pretty unlikely. What I would insist on is that "arming Ukraine makes world war more likely" is much less clear than anti-anti-russia believes. — PolitiTweet.org

The most popular argument for the view that it's in the West's interest to provide military assistance to Kiev is p… https://t.co/EdAEttExtN

Posted Feb. 28, 2023

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@ZachMazin @brianbeutler I actually think *that* was Cotton's original point — this was before Covid really hit the USA and he was trying to get Trump off his pro-Xi talking points and to do something. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 28, 2023