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September 25, 2020

“Understandably, there are grey areas in war”

August 15, 2008
"Cold War", "Near Abroad", US-Russia, War

I think this video of a 12 year old girl and her aunt that were caught in Tskhinvali says it all. Apparently there are “grey areas in war” when your subjects to don’t play their perscribed roles.