"... irredentism"??
"Irredentism (Italian: irredentismo)[1] is one state's desire to annex the territory of another state. This desire can be motivated by ethnic reasons because the population of the territory is ethnically similar to or the same as the population of the parent state.[a]Historical reasons may also be responsible, i.e., that the territory previously formed part of the parent state..." [Here]
From the article sent to me by an Occasional Reader (OR) in the Wall Street Journal:
The U.S. should oppose the Putin doctrine as a challenge to de facto international law and in its actual use in Ukraine and any independent part of the former Soviet Union. Since the doctrine can embolden China’s expansionist claims in Russia, the Pacific Rim and potentially India, U.S. resistance can help preclude the destabilizing effects of Sino-Soviet and other Asian territorial disputes. Unfortunately, President Trump has leaned toward helping Mr. Putin by denying previously promised weapons for Ukraine and easing sanctions on some Russian firms and individuals. Russian forces are advancing on the battlefield, and Mr. Putin shows no sign of compromise.
Agree. Because if you allow Putin, you allow Xi, and if you allow those two reprobates, you allow the whole of Islam to say that Europe is a "waqf", that is, a place that was once under Islamic control, and therefore should be forced back to Islamic control. Places like Rome then become the target. Vienna. Spain. France.
Anything allowing irredentism is going to lead to chaos.
Thanks to the OR for the link to the WSJ Article.
Co-author of the article above: Dan Quayle ! At the time of his vice-presidency, a much mocked man. With this article, he shows wisdom.
