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The new Bill won't actually make any difference. The West never grasped that letting Russia fight a war on its own terms (attritional) when NATO was only ever capable of fighting a very short war was, by definition, stupid beyond belief. NATO forces could have crushed the Russian military in March 2022; today, Russia would crush NATO. Dithering, prevarication, and failure to engage guaranteed Western collapse. China will invade Taiwan, Russia will conquer Ukraine and then move on the Baltic nations, and the West is finished. Democracy guarantees the election of brainless spineless blusterers whose only skill is telling simple-minded voters lies wrapped in easy-to-remember soundbites. Tyrants have the luxury of ignoring their citizens and maintaining focus long after flabby empty-headed Westerners have drifted off to gawp at the latest celebrity scandal.

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Allan Milne Lees
Allan Milne Lees

Written by Allan Milne Lees

Anyone who enjoys my articles here on Medium may be interested in my books Why Democracy Failed and The Praying Ape, both available from Amazon.

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