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Because sabre-rattling is a sign of insecurity and makes war more likely, not less. Everyone knows the USA has the power to destroy Russia. Talking about it is cheap. What gets the Russians’ attention is demonstration of resolve. The re-election of Trump shows that the USA lacks that resolve. I share your hope that Putin may eventually get deposed by internal revolt, but that won’t come from talk by the US president. In fact, now that Trump has been re-elected, Putin will feel quite safe from any threat from the USA. Trump is on his side.

Just for those who are a bit slow. So the big question is, if Cuba launched Russian missiles at US mainland targets, HOW MANY NUCLEAR WEAPONS WOULD THE US LAUNCH AT CUBA?

And several members, including yourself, also fail to understand what critical thinking is.