by Another historical account undermining the conventional narrative with facts and previous expert analysis. Why did this happen? Cui bono?After the fall of the Soviet Union, there was a near-universal understanding among political leaders that NATO expansion would be a foolish provocation against Russia. How naive we were to think the military-industrial complex would allow such sanity to prevail.Another instance of "disaster capitalism," seizing an opportunity to profit.CountpunchChris Hedges: Russia, Ukraine and the Chronicle of a War Foretoldhttps://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/25/chronicle-of-war-foretold/
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After the fall of the Soviet Union, there was a near-universal understanding among political leaders that NATO expansion would be a foolish provocation against Russia. How naive we were to think the military-industrial complex would allow such sanity to prevail.
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Chris Hedges: Russia, Ukraine and the Chronicle of a War Foretold
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/25/chronicle-of-war-foretold/