The Soviets sent advanced fighter jets and missiles to N. Vietnam during the Vietnam war, so I fail to see why sending the same to Ukraine is “an escalation” according to Putin fanboys
cause they simply oppose any decision of the current government. they will partner up with the devil himself, if he will be against the ruling party) appeasers, they never change mate
What would have happened if the Soviets sent jets and missiles to a country that is on the borders of the US , well we already know the answer to that don't we.
@@laza6141They would do nothing, because the Soviets sent advanced fighter jets to communist countries bordering the US? The country is even still communist and the US haven't invaded.
Are you familiar w the term spheres of influence? Power on earth is a 0 sum game. You have to make a decision on a world run by western Europe and the US, OR China, Russia, and Iran. Doing nothing means siding with actual authoritarian genocidal communists. It sucks but that is the way of the world. Russia having military bases parked on western Europe's back yard is objectively bad for the planet. The oceans are not moats. If the world order is sufficiently frayed then they will come for us.
Because it is a bluff and blackmail. Nukes hurt Russia equally, and Putin has alot more to lose than to gain by their use, as does everyone under Putin who would be needed to carry out those orders
@@priapulida For it to be WW3 Russia would need allies and or a strong military. They have neither. What we have instead is a pathetic shell of a country throwing its toys. They're lucky their threats are just being ignored.
There is a asteroid about to hit the earth. Has Political commentator, neuroscientist, Podcaster and lifestyle guru Sam Harris been invited in the meeting to discuss his opinions on how to stop the asteroid from colliding with the earth and save the planet.
I wonder what ever happened with the Ukrainian Fighters that were being trained to use fighter jets? I remember hearing about that so many months ago but I haven't heard anything about ukrainians finally taking the skies since then.
"Now or later? Nuclear war seems inevitable, with North Korea, Iran (both helped by Russian to develop their nuclear weapons) and China likely to join Russia. It might be "better" to confront them now."
I don't think I will ever be able to forgive Sam if he doesn't get the story straight, as soon as possible, and starts talking about RFK and vaccines. Trump was probably better than Hillary looking back. And the panic around COVID was now clearly overkill. Who will you vote for Sam? I remember him mentioning he was doing a high wire walk stunt, and we might watch him fall. Well we have. How long are you going to dodge this conversations for?
There's an episode of "Yes, Prime Minister" where the PM has it explained to him exactly what the Soviet approach to invading Western Europe would be: Salami Tactics. I expect a clip is on RUclips, worth a watch.
Lol perfect description for it, I haven't heard the term salami tactics before but it fits the tactics well. This is the fear that South Korea has with North Korea. A full scale invasion by the North would be impossible, but nuclear weapons allows them to get away with smaller attacks. For example they flew a drone over South Korea multiple times, and the next fear is that they might do a test detonation in the ocean that could wipe out South Korea's internet access. Nuclear weapons give you free shielding to commit smaller crimes.
The Soviet Union fell over 40 years ago. Russia isn't the Soviet Union. Sam is so glib that he believes Russia can't defeat Ukraine but somehow they can take all of Europe. You people are living in la la land.
Can I just say, I consider you and Bill Maher as classical liberals. I think that you are far more intelligent than him. The difference being is that Bill Maher understands the silliness of the left and you don't. You are far more stubborn than him which is great, because it makes me think that no matter how smart someone is, people always have flaws. Thank You.
The desperation of Putin and Russia is exemplified by how quickly its bots descent on any even slightly Russia-critical videos. Great empires and great people do not concern themselves with critics, as they are self-assured. Such a sad collapse.
Serious question: where do you see bots? People always say this and there never are any. I see geopolitically informed people and those with opinions like Sam's
I don't understand why is it so hard for people to understand why Putin doesn't want the US weapons close to his borders , the US threatened a nuclear war in the past when a similar thing happened to them.
Dude is a democrat shill. Hurts to see what he has become as someone who used to think of him as a genuine intellectual to be taken seriously on topics. Just ol “Deep State Sam” now.
Crazy that I used to take this guy as a serious intellectual to be respected on the things he speaks about. Now he is just a Democratic shill that carries water for the party. Ol “Deep State Sam”
Must say, as sad as how this whole conflict has unfolded and how horrible it has been to see Ukraine destroyed for doing our bidding, there is a silver lining and that will be watching all the MIC/establishment cheerleaders and morons like Sam and his guest coming to terms with Ukraine's defeat.
Thank you, Boris. Turn out the lights at the anti- military/industrial complex party because the left drank all the good stuff. Same at the Big Pharma party as well. Always late and on the wrong side of history is the right.
That’s an asinine question. The answer must always be we must do all we can to stay away from unnecessary conflicts and foreign interventions, otherwise, FAFO.
@@busTedOaS unnecessary - when there is no logical, sensible or intelligent reason to sacrifice lives, limbs and treasure. for example, a scenario where the US goes to war in 2024 to protect and maintain dictatorships for their oil or to keep that flow of oil unimpeded when we know there are massive untapped reserves of oil in the US rivaling that of Saudi Arabia’s or Russia’s. In addition, the breakthroughs in the US with fusion energy assisted by another disruptive technological breakthroughs in artificial intelligence are improving the energy generated by fusion reactors by the day. If we’re talking about rare/precious metals, like lithium or any rare metals, main ingredients for building today’s batteries and semiconductors, the US can look into other friendly nations where we don’t have to place ourselves in direct confrontation with any country that could result in conflict. In the off chance there are no countries willing to trade for these resources, the US has a mature government space program and private industry space exploration firms such as SpaceX that it can always contract to mine for rare metals in the asteroid belt or other places beyond earth estimated to contain deposits of rare metals (lithium, silicon, copper, etc.). expensive, the naysayers will say, but it’s still a whole lot cheaper than getting into wars that lead to destruction and loss of life and the more these efforts are done and result in a new economic activity, the technologies start to cost less overtime. But what about wars to stop massive loss of lives. Bottomline, post-world war 2, if countries are not adequately equipped to defend themselves to the point they can bloody the nose of or decisively defeat a far greater powerful adversary on their own, I’m sorry, unless you’re a State or territory of the United States, the United States has no obligation whatsoever to expend its people, wealth or resources to defend this country. The US literally has no longer any reason to go to war in 2024 and beyond unless it is for the direct defense of the States and territories against an adversary or group of adversaries identified beyond a doubt after careful and thoughtful investigation and inquiry and if every other scenarios proving foul play or conspiracy have all been exhausted and ruled out.
WTF happened to Sam Harris? Used to be a guy who thought openly and honestly about situations and now he is just a democrat doing their party bidding while still trying to appear “honest”.
No, he isn’t being honest because I know he is smart enough to know how we got here. It’s been covered extensively and to pretend like this wasn’t the US and NATO forcing action from Russia by threatening military bases on their border is just being disingenuous. You know, the exact border they have been invaded through repeatedly and last time it happened it cost them over 15% of their population. Can’t imagine why they would be nervous about that….
@@FreefallSC which is ludicrous Putin propaganda. No one was threatening to invade Russia, the country with the most nukes on earth, lol. Your sovereignty ends at your border. Russia's biggest threats are from within, not without. Russia is a threat to it's neighbors, not the other way around.
@@FreefallSC are you gonna provide any evidence or you just gonna whine in the comments? And of course comparing the WW2 to the current day is just pure gold - of course the US and NATO are pretty much nazis who are desperate to wipe out most of the russians xD
@@wasdwasdedsf1) it was a vote under occupation 2) many who would have voted against fled their homes or were scared 3) ukraine didn't start a war against donbas... Russia invaded in 2014 and cooked it up.. and invaded crimea. Ukraine was the one defending. I bet you think Putin's elections are never rigged 😂
@@jeremytine "1) it was a vote under occupation" th eonly ones whos been occupying those lands are the puppet government of ukraine who waged a war on the population, hence why they voted by 100% to join them... since hes such a bad leader and a terrible terrible mustashe man, i wonder how even western polling agencies claim his popularity is in the 80s, while ours is in the 30s...
I have listened too Sam for years When he delves into Israeli excuses for the continuous bombing of Gaza I … stop 🛑 and take a thought Our bias in our culture and history will obviously sway our perception Sam has taught me never too be swayed by you’re upbringing Sam’s has
Thats a bad argument. Surely there are things in once's upbringing that match with the truth. Are you sure youre not being swayed by your insistance on not being swayed by your upbringing?
@@grddavis obviously Russia. If we get bases on their border I don’t blame them for wanting bases on ours. Of course if they tried that it would never be allowed. Putin has been far more reasonable given these threats than the US would have been for sure.
@@FreefallSC Then how come they gave zero fucks about the baltics, Finland and Sweden joining NATO? Maybe it's because he knows it's not actually dangerous to Russia? Maybe it's politically beneficial to say it is a threat to Russia when it's not? Because no matter what you say, NATO invading Russia is never happening. And you would know this, if you weren't a complete idiot.
The Soviets sent advanced fighter jets and missiles to N. Vietnam during the Vietnam war, so I fail to see why sending the same to Ukraine is “an escalation” according to Putin fanboys
cause they simply oppose any decision of the current government. they will partner up with the devil himself, if he will be against the ruling party) appeasers, they never change mate
This might shock you, but Vietnam does not border the US.
What would have happened if the Soviets sent jets and missiles to a country that is on the borders of the US , well we already know the answer to that don't we.
@@laza6141They would do nothing, because the Soviets sent advanced fighter jets to communist countries bordering the US? The country is even still communist and the US haven't invaded.
@@laza6141 you mean Cuba?
By completely ignoring it. Done
Why do you want WW3?
@@priapulidabecause he's a delusional American
Are you familiar w the term spheres of influence? Power on earth is a 0 sum game. You have to make a decision on a world run by western Europe and the US, OR China, Russia, and Iran. Doing nothing means siding with actual authoritarian genocidal communists. It sucks but that is the way of the world. Russia having military bases parked on western Europe's back yard is objectively bad for the planet. The oceans are not moats. If the world order is sufficiently frayed then they will come for us.
Because it is a bluff and blackmail. Nukes hurt Russia equally, and Putin has alot more to lose than to gain by their use, as does everyone under Putin who would be needed to carry out those orders
@@priapulida For it to be WW3 Russia would need allies and or a strong military. They have neither.
What we have instead is a pathetic shell of a country throwing its toys.
They're lucky their threats are just being ignored.
the words "putin" and "sincere" are not customarily found in the same library.
Good that our politicians are so honest and sincere ;)
This is political analysis befitting a child. I don't mind disagreement, but can it have some thought to it?
@@Jole30by comparison with him
@@iporik5215 by comparison to Western leaders he is an embodiment of honesty, competence and integrity, the differences are so obvious
what do you mean not sincere?
Trump will still be living rent-free in Sam Harris's head even after hisclifecis over😂😂😂
There is a asteroid about to hit the earth. Has Political commentator, neuroscientist, Podcaster and lifestyle guru Sam Harris been invited in the meeting to discuss his opinions on how to stop the asteroid from colliding with the earth and save the planet.
Some very complicated issues out here! 😢
Thx for all of your conversations Sam.
What I’m hearing is “sending more advanced weapons is the solution”
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It is, to stop russian imperialism is the answer
Because escalating wars against nuclear world powers is always really smart right??
@@FreefallSC vs kneeling to them?
@@FreefallSC only if you don't have nukes as well
Putin is not suicidal? He loves to rule!
Sam calling back to his viral Four Horsemen roots with the 666k subscribers.
Do I need to go through every single persons history of their attitude towards this?
I wonder what ever happened with the Ukrainian Fighters that were being trained to use fighter jets? I remember hearing about that so many months ago but I haven't heard anything about ukrainians finally taking the skies since then.
When this was announced, I remember they were planning at the time a deployment in spring 2024
@@charlesguerrette2996oh okay. I just couldn't remember if I had heard a estimated deployment time for them. Thanks 🙂
"Now or later? Nuclear war seems inevitable, with North Korea, Iran (both helped by Russian to develop their nuclear weapons) and China likely to join Russia. It might be "better" to confront them now."
lol what?
@@wasdwasdedsf He's insane.
@@highlight1104he really wants to see mushroom clouds doesnt he 😂
I don't think I will ever be able to forgive Sam if he doesn't get the story straight, as soon as possible, and starts talking about RFK and vaccines.
Trump was probably better than Hillary looking back. And the panic around COVID was now clearly overkill.
Who will you vote for Sam? I remember him mentioning he was doing a high wire walk stunt, and we might watch him fall. Well we have. How long are you going to dodge this conversations for?
Still in this boat are ya?
Nice try, but Putin never threatened nuclear war. He said that NATO sending troops to Ukraine could escalate it.
You force the execution of the threat.
There's an episode of "Yes, Prime Minister" where the PM has it explained to him exactly what the Soviet approach to invading Western Europe would be: Salami Tactics. I expect a clip is on RUclips, worth a watch.
Lol perfect description for it, I haven't heard the term salami tactics before but it fits the tactics well.
This is the fear that South Korea has with North Korea. A full scale invasion by the North would be impossible, but nuclear weapons allows them to get away with smaller attacks. For example they flew a drone over South Korea multiple times, and the next fear is that they might do a test detonation in the ocean that could wipe out South Korea's internet access. Nuclear weapons give you free shielding to commit smaller crimes.
The Soviet Union fell over 40 years ago. Russia isn't the Soviet Union. Sam is so glib that he believes Russia can't defeat Ukraine but somehow they can take all of Europe. You people are living in la la land.
72 hours🤔
Can I just say, I consider you and Bill Maher as classical liberals. I think that you are far more intelligent than him. The difference being is that Bill Maher understands the silliness of the left and you don't. You are far more stubborn than him which is great, because it makes me think that no matter how smart someone is, people always have flaws. Thank You.
i feel weird around people cos they know more stuff than me
The desperation of Putin and Russia is exemplified by how quickly its bots descent on any even slightly Russia-critical videos. Great empires and great people do not concern themselves with critics, as they are self-assured. Such a sad collapse.
Serious question: where do you see bots? People always say this and there never are any. I see geopolitically informed people and those with opinions like Sam's
And another serious question: where do you see desperation in P.? have you listened to him, like at all? He seems rightfully confident.
And what collapse? Certainly not Russia, even Western MSM admit so. The West is collapsing.
@@priapulidadelulu ru 🤖
@@uschurch I'm neither of these things, and what I said is identical to what all serious geopolitical experts say and by now even some Western MSM
Uh oh! 666 thousand subs!
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So much going on in the world but please consistently highlight the ongoing islamization of Europe..have you ever had Aayan Hirsi Ali as guest?
lol
they have engaged in discussions and collaborations on various platforms.
Their isn’t an islimization of Europe
@marydavis8903…..
You have influenced by bullshit
Try and educate yourself
Son of hamas?
Bring it!
WTF. Bring back the Spanish Flu too!
@@buckchile614 it never left. I had H1N1 as a kid. I'm fine.
Clips are the way.
We should respond as if he is bluffing. He won’t. He can’t.
Why do you want WW3?
I doooo 👋 @@priapulida
@@priapulida no. Putin is a bitch, but he isn’t going to launch a nuke
be honest do you get paid being a russian bot?@@priapulida
No one is saying that. They're saying that it's a Putin bluff.@@priapulida
I don't understand why is it so hard for people to understand why Putin doesn't want the US weapons close to his borders , the US threatened a nuclear war in the past when a similar thing happened to them.
So EU has a right to invade Russia, because Russia has weapons on its borders? 😂
@@jeremytine EU is not a major world power , do they even have a military ?
@@laza6141 so your moral framework is might makes right?
@@jeremytine Absolutely not , there is nothing moral about it , but it's what great powers do.
@@laza6141 then who cares what Pitler wants? I mean the USA and EU will just do what they want if that's just what powers do.
Sam harris is not sincere when it comes to Israel
Hes near his death bed, he wants to use them so badly
No he doesn't. It is only the Western leaders who seem like they want this.
Nice fantasy world you're living in.
@@priapulida whatever you say russian bot
@@DavidTa2 I'm neither russian or a bot. I'm a concerned, pacifist citizen of Germany. Muting you now, troll.
@@priapulida Bot or useful idiot? Neither is a purposeful life.
Im 1 minute in and Sam Harris has already mentioned Jihad/Islam. This guy is getting insufferable holy shit
Why? Isn't that a thing?
@@tayler2396he was drawing a parallel in ideological death cult thinking. You’ll live, hope you feel better soon 💪
@@mikebasketball11 I think maybe you're replying to the wrong person or else you're confused.
He doesn't read much when it comes to geopolitics. Since that is not his field of interest, he fills the gaps in his knowledge with religion.
@@tayler2396 My bad, meant to reply to Kassa's OG comment. Have a good one
We are the baddies
Lol, Putin, Trump and Islam Sam 😅
These smaller clips are so much better! Thank you!
imagine listening to Sam's blood thirsty warmongering and thinking your being informed by an intellectual 🤦
Bot or troll?
Dude is a democrat shill. Hurts to see what he has become as someone who used to think of him as a genuine intellectual to be taken seriously on topics. Just ol “Deep State Sam” now.
Crazy that I used to take this guy as a serious intellectual to be respected on the things he speaks about. Now he is just a Democratic shill that carries water for the party. Ol “Deep State Sam”
@@grddavis worse, your mom.
Oh noes :(
the quality of conversations going down drastically.
Can you invite Norman Finkelstein and not be a coward?
Who’s Norman Finkelstein?
@@DanSk451 he’s the guy that rants about Israel killing journalists, but defends Russian warmongering and ISIS killing Charlie Hebdo Journalists.
@@DanSk451 ruclips.net/video/te1y7ahp2LQ/видео.htmlsi=Ax6-ShneE3wU6N1f
That fraud? he was wrong on every point. Repeated russian propaganda points every time. He is no scolar but typical anti west edge lord.
@@jjreddick377 Ahh, Ty.
Let’s fkn hope the Russian constitution has enough meaning that a single country has enough rights or freedom??
Russia and Putin know their borders are fine
It is chess for Putin
Push forward with you’re pawns
They don't. Why do you want WW3?
I don’t ..
I am showing
@@priapulida
You moved on too the next move
@@priapulida
Mad has been our savior
@@priapulida
Do you understand?
claims of retaliation aren't blackmail, they are a warning.
just because one considers putin to be evil, doesn't make the message suddenly evil.
Just to clarify, you’re saying claims of nuclear retaliation aren’t blackmail?
He is crying that he will use nukes if he doesn't get his way. His message is stulid and evil.
@@tejasnair3399 The west is the aggressor and he is warning them. Ru. has the right to defend itself.
That makes no sense at all.
@@tejasnair3399 Russia has the right to defend itself.
Please press the button the world is a evil place
Must say, as sad as how this whole conflict has unfolded and how horrible it has been to see Ukraine destroyed for doing our bidding, there is a silver lining and that will be watching all the MIC/establishment cheerleaders and morons like Sam and his guest coming to terms with Ukraine's defeat.
Good luck with that
Thank you, Boris. Turn out the lights at the anti- military/industrial complex party because the left drank all the good stuff. Same at the Big Pharma party as well. Always late and on the wrong side of history is the right.
That’s an asinine question. The answer must always be we must do all we can to stay away from unnecessary conflicts and foreign interventions, otherwise, FAFO.
define "unnecessary"
@@busTedOaS Propping up one of the most corrupt countries in the world, led by a literal comedian.
@@busTedOaS unnecessary - when there is no logical, sensible or intelligent reason to sacrifice lives, limbs and treasure. for example, a scenario where the US goes to war in 2024 to protect and maintain dictatorships for their oil or to keep that flow of oil unimpeded when we know there are massive untapped reserves of oil in the US rivaling that of Saudi Arabia’s or Russia’s. In addition, the breakthroughs in the US with fusion energy assisted by another disruptive technological breakthroughs in artificial intelligence are improving the energy generated by fusion reactors by the day. If we’re talking about rare/precious metals, like lithium or any rare metals, main ingredients for building today’s batteries and semiconductors, the US can look into other friendly nations where we don’t have to place ourselves in direct confrontation with any country that could result in conflict. In the off chance there are no countries willing to trade for these resources, the US has a mature government space program and private industry space exploration firms such as SpaceX that it can always contract to mine for rare metals in the asteroid belt or other places beyond earth estimated to contain deposits of rare metals (lithium, silicon, copper, etc.). expensive, the naysayers will say, but it’s still a whole lot cheaper than getting into wars that lead to destruction and loss of life and the more these efforts are done and result in a new economic activity, the technologies start to cost less overtime. But what about wars to stop massive loss of lives. Bottomline, post-world war 2, if countries are not adequately equipped to defend themselves to the point they can bloody the nose of or decisively defeat a far greater powerful adversary on their own, I’m sorry, unless you’re a State or territory of the United States, the United States has no obligation whatsoever to expend its people, wealth or resources to defend this country. The US literally has no longer any reason to go to war in 2024 and beyond unless it is for the direct defense of the States and territories against an adversary or group of adversaries identified beyond a doubt after careful and thoughtful investigation and inquiry and if every other scenarios proving foul play or conspiracy have all been exhausted and ruled out.
@@user-ko3tv7jl2r that's called an example
I used to think Sam was a critical thinker
right? it's like he's trying to be as irrational and uncritical as he can be
Sincere question: What strikes you as non-critical here?
@@steve-adams every single word
@@priapulida ah, I see. Then nothing. Got ya
@@Rhimeson Clearly not. No serious geopolitical expert agrees with anything being said here. Muting you now, troll.
WTF happened to Sam Harris? Used to be a guy who thought openly and honestly about situations and now he is just a democrat doing their party bidding while still trying to appear “honest”.
So honest is just agreeing with you? 🤔
No, he isn’t being honest because I know he is smart enough to know how we got here. It’s been covered extensively and to pretend like this wasn’t the US and NATO forcing action from Russia by threatening military bases on their border is just being disingenuous. You know, the exact border they have been invaded through repeatedly and last time it happened it cost them over 15% of their population. Can’t imagine why they would be nervous about that….
@@FreefallSC I thought Russia was saving the Ukraine from Nazis?
@@FreefallSC which is ludicrous Putin propaganda. No one was threatening to invade Russia, the country with the most nukes on earth, lol. Your sovereignty ends at your border. Russia's biggest threats are from within, not without. Russia is a threat to it's neighbors, not the other way around.
@@FreefallSC are you gonna provide any evidence or you just gonna whine in the comments? And of course comparing the WW2 to the current day is just pure gold - of course the US and NATO are pretty much nazis who are desperate to wipe out most of the russians xD
What about when Israel does "Nuclear Blackmail"?? Sam won't say a word about that.
They didn't invade a country . Self defense.
I don't remember Israel doing "nuclear blackmail." Once they do, then we'll see what Sam has to say about it.
@@waitaminute2015 eastern ukrainina regions voted about 100% to join russia, cause they had a war fought on them by ukraine.
self defense
@@wasdwasdedsf1) it was a vote under occupation 2) many who would have voted against fled their homes or were scared 3) ukraine didn't start a war against donbas... Russia invaded in 2014 and cooked it up.. and invaded crimea. Ukraine was the one defending.
I bet you think Putin's elections are never rigged 😂
@@jeremytine "1) it was a vote under occupation"
th eonly ones whos been occupying those lands are the puppet government of ukraine who waged a war on the population, hence why they voted by 100% to join them...
since hes such a bad leader and a terrible terrible mustashe man, i wonder how even western polling agencies claim his popularity is in the 80s, while ours is in the 30s...
I have listened too Sam for years
When he delves into Israeli excuses for the continuous bombing of Gaza I … stop 🛑 and take a thought
Our bias in our culture and history will obviously sway our perception
Sam has taught me never too be swayed by you’re upbringing
Sam’s has
Thats a bad argument. Surely there are things in once's upbringing that match with the truth. Are you sure youre not being swayed by your insistance on not being swayed by your upbringing?
How many foreign military bases does the US have compared to Russia?
.....they have kept the peace for 60 yrs. How many nukes does Russia have compared to the US?
Who cares?
@@grddavis obviously Russia. If we get bases on their border I don’t blame them for wanting bases on ours. Of course if they tried that it would never be allowed. Putin has been far more reasonable given these threats than the US would have been for sure.
@@FreefallSCyep absolutely
@@FreefallSC Then how come they gave zero fucks about the baltics, Finland and Sweden joining NATO? Maybe it's because he knows it's not actually dangerous to Russia? Maybe it's politically beneficial to say it is a threat to Russia when it's not?
Because no matter what you say, NATO invading Russia is never happening. And you would know this, if you weren't a complete idiot.
Sam is a World Champion Pseudo intellectual.
Sammy The Pseudo Harris.
wow
How should we respond to America's campaign terror all over the war?
Russia has been at war nonstop for 500 years and waged war all around the planet
like what?
@@jjreddick377 they have successfully defended themselves you mean. What you're referring to is the US empire strategy
Campaign terror? 🤣🤣🤣 Troll fail! Bro - you gotta do better than that.