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Cleita

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5. They didn't the first time so I doubt it. However, the French

Reply to grasswire (Original post)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 05:37 PM

Mar 2014

did help us out in the Revolutionary War. If there was a chance that we might start shooting nukes at each other, I think the world might get interested though enough to attempt to do something. Another reason we must never let another bunch of neo-cons in power again especially the war hawks.

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If we had a civil war again here, would Russia intervene? [View all] grasswire Mar 2014 OP

I'd prefer NATO Electric Monk Mar 2014 #1

That isn 't the purpose dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #13

Dunno, but its not a accurate analogy either way. 1awake Mar 2014 #2

That would be one civil war that would end real quick. Brigid Mar 2014 #3

No. The current Russian government would love to see us burn the country down. Throd Mar 2014 #4

They didn't the first time so I doubt it. However, the French Cleita Mar 2014 #5

The British were ready to intervene for the Confederacy Scootaloo Mar 2014 #9

Yeah and helping us put the final nail in their own financial coffin and started their Revolution. liberal_at_heart Mar 2014 #11

Why not? Undoubtedly, they would claim it was in their "vital national interests" to "protect" us. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #6

in our last Civil War, the British came close to supporting the south FarCenter Mar 2014 #7

I doubt it. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #8

Russia isn't having a civil war. nt stevenleser Mar 2014 #10

Ups. Iggo Mar 2014 #12

False equivalency. DavidDvorkin Mar 2014 #14