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rchaud 9 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: China's New Rare Earth and Magnet Restrictions Thr...

If the Taliban were too much for the US to handle, I don't see how a direct confrontation with a nuclear power is on the table.

cosmicgadget 9 months ago [–]

The US would have a hard time occupying Russia or China, for sure. It's very ignorant to think that has any bearing on the direct confrontation part.

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