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In reply to the discussion: This may upset some DUers but after Iraq it's hard to watch the same hacks talking [View all]Xolodno
(6,454 posts)Is there some ambition of regaining some of the territory the empire lost? A little, but not all of it, it's what helped to bring down both the Tsar and Soviet Union. But most of it is actually fear of US Imperialism. And it's not unfounded, I've traveled a bit, the "Yankee Imperialist Dog" moniker is still real in many parts of the world (even in Hawaii, go figure). Having Biden or Obama as President doesn't change that. NATO isn't seen by some as an alliance of nations, they see it as US dominated with nations forced to go along.
For example, when I was at Carnivale in Venice one year, sitting next to a Brit during the boat parade. He was unhappy with Obama, because in his view, the US helped bring down Libya and then didn't do shit to pacify the mess afterwards. It may not be fair, but, that is a viewpoint no matter what you, I, or anyone else think. Dismissing it only brings more problems.