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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]doesn't Putin have any friends that will tell him to give it up?  that he has absolutely nothing to fear from the west if he will just stop this stupid war?  that there is nothing we would like more than to go back to peace?  is it his ego? or does he really believe that we are so war like that we will continue this if he stops?[/quote]

There’s a famous story about Stalin that all Russians know.  He gave a speech and everyone clapped.  No one wanted to be the first to stop clapping and sit down.  So they called for hours.  Finally someone decided “this is ridiculous”, stopped clapping and sat down, so everyone else could.  Guess what happened to him?
Putin has a lot in common with Stalin.  A thug who was initially useful at carrying out dirty work, but who played some strategic cards and eliminated the right people to be able to move to the top.  Eventually consumed by his own paranoia and unable to govern rationally but having eliminated or terrorized anyone that could contradict or replace him.  Russia really does have the worst luck with its rulers.  They range from “meh” to psychotic.  RIP Gorbachev who may have been their best (although still not a great guy, at least a leader acted in his country’s interest).[/quote]

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