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 Imagine going back in time 5 years and telling someone "Ukraine hit the Crimea naval base with British cruise missiles, and Russia didn't escalate at all."

The last few months have really pulled the rug out from under people who thought Putin has his finger on the WW3 button all the time. 
 @b870d4c8 The real wars these days are economic. This is theater at the expense of developing countries (like most modern wars...). 
 @b870d4c8 try telling that to Musk today! He avoided Pearl Harbor dontcha know, by sabotaging Ukraine before!🤦‍♀️ 
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Thankfully the UK &NATO chose to accept Russia's fake explanation rather than escalate things when a UK spy plane in the Black Sea was shot at & fortunately missed. The US can be trigger happy too. 
 @b870d4c8 "I spun the cylinder, put the muzzle to my temple, pulled the trigger, and nothing happened!"