03-07-2022, 08:45 AM
(03-07-2022, 02:47 AM)Classic-Xer Wrote: The Democrats are always afraid of escalation to the point of becoming a detriment. We have a couple generations of Cold War kids who lived with the possibility being nuked every day. So, what's the difference today? I'm not a fan of violence. I understand that there are times when violence is necessary and I'm not opposed to the use of violence to end violence and prevent further violence. Like it or not, the world is going to have to dig down deep and find some courage and deal with Putin appropriately. Thanks to you and the others, we don't have a strong war leader/world leader in office. We have Gumby and Humpty Dumpty as his backup.
During the Cold War, it was the Democrats who escalated in Korea and Vietnam. You ought to study American history. More recently the Republicans tried to use violence to secure Middle East oil and military basing. Didn't work out so well? What happened to the permanent bases and the world's biggest embassy complex? Got the US into the no boots on the ground mode? Maybe make that world history.
I could see NATO admitting the Ukraine as a full mutual defense ally in the face of a foreign invasion, or at least hinting at it or threatening it. If Europe's mood was eager to join the violence, perhaps the US people would follow. Arming the Ukraine and setting up various foreign legions is starting in that direction. Declaring the Ukraine area a no fly zone for invaders might be the next step. It may come to something stronger. It depends on how much Putin wants to cling to the old Genghis / Napoleon / Hitler pattern.
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