Jiang argues Europe hoped Russian defeat would solve its internal problems through indemnity, and now keeps the war going because it cannot face domestic collapse.
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Indemnity
Tom asks how America can get out of Iran.
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"...uh Russia losing this war and then we could impose an indemnity on Russia and that would solve all our physical problems now that..."
"so we're going to continue the war and hope for the best so there's no strategy here it's um suicidal it's irrational but Europe..."
"...seventh, seventh war, Britain won was, was able to force an indemnity onto the French. And that saved the, the British system. So after"
"this is like $520 in indemnity, okay, or send ground troops to wipe out the Iranian threat once and for all. And I know..."
"...will will win this war against russia and will enforce an indemnity against russia just like what we did in world one and world..."
"...public necessity legally ascertained and on condition of a previous just indemnity. Okay? So property is also a sacred right. If you have property..."
"...of Rome. Okay? And that's the idea of community versus the indemnity. Okay? And that's the idea of community versus the indemnity. So, it's..."
"...more wealth than ever before. It's able to pay off the indemnity that Rome imposed on it."
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