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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsViolent, forced immigration is Putin's biggest weapon.
He did it in Syria. He bombed towns to rubble and the people had to leave. He did in the name of protecting his puppet, Assad, in Syria. At the same time, he was helping his friend, Trump, to destroy the ISIS army that were using Syria as a refuge from the American forces in Iraq.
In his reckless bombing and destruction, he created millions of immigrants and refugees from that part of the world. Many of them moved north into the European countries. But, that did not matter to Putin. He once again had his threatened puppet in control and ISIS had been nearly annihilated.
Now, he is doing the same thing in Ukraine. In reckless abandon, he has driven almost 4 million people away from their country and into other European countries. He has threatened the use of nuclear weapons on anyone that might challenge him. He has made the world a much more dangerous place.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,462 posts)Should never be given any position of power.
Anyone with narcissism,psychopathy or authoritarian personality type should automatically denied any leadership position anywhere.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,534 posts)He needs to be removed to a place where he cannot be seen or heard from at all.
I loathe him.
bucolic_frolic
(43,064 posts)All those immigrants ... the war launched at the peak of the stock market ... peak covid supply chain uncertainty ...
In my mind could be vintage USSR tactics.
kentuck
(111,056 posts)It is a tactic that works very well for him.
WarGamer
(12,373 posts)Just a slight detail... but the market was on the way down for 6+ weeks before the war.
But I very much agree about using refugees to place a massive economic stress on the EU.
bucolic_frolic
(43,064 posts)WarGamer
(12,373 posts)Think of all the short positions being held before the war...
People made BILLIONS.
bucolic_frolic
(43,064 posts)uponit7771
(90,304 posts)David__77
(23,335 posts)Certainly, theres blowback from war.