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GreatGazoo

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3. It is a proxy war. BIG difference.

Reply to TicketyBoo (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 18, 2025, 09:50 AM

Feb 2025

The nuclear USA went to war against nuclear China in Vietnam in 1963. The nukes didn't fly because it was a proxy war.

The USA is at war with nuclear Russia in Ukraine but we are all still alive because it is a proxy war.

When two nuclear armed entities go at each other directly we will all be dead. THAT is the difference.

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How about this for an idea? [View all] TicketyBoo Feb 2025 OP

Makes no sense to admit a nation while it is at war. That would mean declaring war against Russia Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #1

It seems to me TicketyBoo Feb 2025 #2

It is a proxy war. BIG difference. GreatGazoo Feb 2025 #3