by Lambert » Fri Mar 16, 2018 10:28 pm
May's hands are tied. I'm sure there'll be covert retaliatory measures alongside measures that have already been announced, but realistically there's no big play the government can make. We can't bomb them. Our NATO allies, who have better relations with Russia than we do, will huff and puff a little but not enough to harm themselves. The government will talk tough for a bit but realpolitik will dictate that we let the issue die.
May's hands are tied. I'm sure there'll be covert retaliatory measures alongside measures that have already been announced, but realistically there's no big play the government can make. We can't bomb them. Our NATO allies, who have better relations with Russia than we do, will huff and puff a little but not enough to harm themselves. The government will talk tough for a bit but realpolitik will dictate that we let the issue die.