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[–] [email protected] 124 points 2 days ago (16 children)

>Be Putin

>Invade Ukraine to prevent NATO expansion.

>2 more countries join NATO.

>MFW

[–] [email protected] 56 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Ehhhh, it was always just an excuse, just like all the other reasons that they invented. Nazis, NATO, will of the people, whatever bullshit he came up with, the real reason was always because there's was money to be made by owning their land.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wonder if they did the math on the cost of this war vs the benefits of the money to be made? Is it still worth it as this point? Sunk cost fallacy at this point?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I wonder if they did the math on the cost of this war vs the benefits of the money to be made

If they did, they are shit awful at math.

I think putin just got senile and wanted to restore the glory of the soviet union tbh. People get really weird when they get old.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Nah, he took up a new hobby during lockdown, most people did sourdough or a language, he did an invasion

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It was a calculated risk, but

they are shit awful at math

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

3.5 roentgen. Not great, not terrible.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago
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