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We can't do this outright and we can't do it quickly. There are US troops stationed here (for the time being anyway, apparently the new admin is having thoughts about this), there are massive economic dependencies, etc.
There was plenty of time for preparations. The writing has been on the wall for more than 8 years. (when that orange Putin sockpuppet was elected US president for the first time)
Hence the word "start". It'll take a lot of work, and it'll be unpleasant, but it's necessary because the alternative is to let America know that it can consider itself the ruler of us all. To say nothing of all the horrible shit that will come after
Didn't trump in his first term already sent hundreds or thousands of troops back home? And we were like okay with it?
Transatlanticist scum was content with crawling up American arses in return for a few crumbs of the cake.
I mean, probably. I've aged like 3 centuries in the last decade, time is meaningless and my memory doesn't work anymore outside of stale memes