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Kimbos_Egg posted...

1. russia was given money to build by the eu and others, especially by germany, which is why their petrol and natural gas supplies were so closely linked, as they thought if their economys were dependent on each other they'd behave. How'd that turn out?
2. China didn't "work" with the west because they wanted a good economical relationship. they did it because they fell out with the soviet union and needed aid. They continued to fund wars against the west , are currently hacking our computers to steal trade secrets and are undermining us at every point. So another great relationship we should become even more dependent on, huh?
3. Holy shit if you actually think giving north korea more money will somehow turn them into a democracy. How do you even function being this naive?

Ok, fine. Let me say something else then, because my post was lazy;

Maintaining good economic ties with a regime is a bad idea, that was wrong, like you say, because it supports them. Best you can do is wait for them to collapse and let the people know that you are not the enemy they've been taught to believe. The US used shock doctrine, which was largely considered a failure, and led to the rise of a strong man like Putin.

Is that better?