If a member of the United Nations, Ukraine, a sovereign country can be invaded by force by another sovereign nation and the world allows it to happen, then the world as we know it since the end of World War II, will come to a violent end as others will feel emboldened, and still others will recognize that they are alone and must do whatever it takes to defend themselves. Why many in this country fail to recognize it is in the national interest of the United States amazes me. The world allowed Russia to take Crimea by force, which was a recognized part of Ukraine in 2014, and nothing of consequence resulted in its taking. Seriously, what did we think would happen next? The same reasoning I seem to recall took place in the 1930's. I wish more people had read the children's book, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie," written by Laura Numeroff. It said it all.
Is there an additional motive here? Putin didn’t do this when his BFF was US President.
If a member of the United Nations, Ukraine, a sovereign country can be invaded by force by another sovereign nation and the world allows it to happen, then the world as we know it since the end of World War II, will come to a violent end as others will feel emboldened, and still others will recognize that they are alone and must do whatever it takes to defend themselves. Why many in this country fail to recognize it is in the national interest of the United States amazes me. The world allowed Russia to take Crimea by force, which was a recognized part of Ukraine in 2014, and nothing of consequence resulted in its taking. Seriously, what did we think would happen next? The same reasoning I seem to recall took place in the 1930's. I wish more people had read the children's book, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie," written by Laura Numeroff. It said it all.