Quote (Black XistenZ @ Feb 1 2019 02:03pm)
The very reason Trump withdrew from this treaty is that the Russians didnt comply with it. So while the treaty was still applying, they did not comply, they broke it. How exactly do you think we could have used the treaty to force them to start complying again?
while i generally agree the whole "break a treaty to show them for breaking the treaty" thing is a bit odd. why bother making a big deal out of "withdrawing" from an agreement that's been rendered moot. especially since if we break it also, we're calling into question the moral legitimacy of the agreement we first made.