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:( Seriously, MDK? "some asshole city in Former Bloc Europe"? You mean, those millions of who would be the victims in this scenario? That's pretty cold.I mean, what the hell have Estonians ever done to you? Do you really think of them that way?
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That's the article's presumption of the American/NATO reaction. Not mine. Piontkovsky argues that Americans are too compassionate to win a fight against Russia. Taylor (the author of the linked critique) also argues that American leaders would be unable to build consent for a prolonged engagement because we don't care enough about the former Bloc. The two don't really gel, but that doesn't stop Taylor from taking both sides.

[s]But to answer your question, an Estonian chess champion took me down once over a stupid blunder in the endgame. Last game I ever lost.[/s] No wait, Latvian. I mean same thing. But Latvian.