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Old 03-04-2014, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Panther Al View Post
For what its worth, we already are technically (The US that is) required by treaty to send in troops in support of the Ukraine.

Back when the old USSR broke up, they wound up with a lot of Nukes: In exchange for giving them up, we, along with 6 others - including Russia - agreed that should *anybodies* armed forces move in, the countries that signed on would come in and put a stop to it with all the force required.
It was never submitted to nor ratified by the Senate so it is NOT a treaty the US is bound by. I was really surprised by that fact.
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