Well he's probably assuming NATO is not going to retaliate starting WW3 isn't he?
And given past events he could be forgiven for assuming that and could be why he's still fighting this by proxy.
AS for the economy, that's not stopped nations being aggressive in the past has it?
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 19 Feb 2015, 12:17,
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