Conscription = Slavery ?

[Bengalzona]

(12-06-2016, 12:13 PM)Dill Wrote: So sensible. I enjoyed reading this.   It also explains why talk of including the Ukraine in NATO sets the Russians hair on fire.  Quite understandable. 

Russia has not been an expansionist power since 1917. The Soviets always thought defensively. They occupied Eastern Europe for decades, but that was also defensive. No country suffered in WWII they way they did--a massive national trauma--the politburo was going to make sure they were never invaded again. They were dragged kicking and screaming into Afghanistan.

You know what gets under China's skin?

When we buddy up to India.