RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Russian troops closing in Warthog, appreciate your service. All Cdns have benefited from paxamericana, and the good work our brave men and women in uniform perform. Freedom is costly. Are you suggesting we're no longer willing to pay the price ? 'Costly' means lives, and treasure...there is no other way. We all understand war represents failed diplomacy, however, sometimes one side will not negotiate in good faith, Hitler being a prime example.
100 years ago, when czarist Russia collapsed, the Ukrainians declared their independence...5 years later 'communist' Russia invaded and, after a brutal war, destroyed free Ukraine. 1932-34 communist Russia starved the Ukrainians, nearly 14 % of the whole population died. After the USSR collapsed, the Ukrainains voted for independence. Now 30 years later, Putin has announced he considers the Ukraine not a real country and just a part of Russia. What part of that do you not understand ? If you don't consider the votes, and the willingness to fight for their independence valid, then you can hardly consider the votes and battle for independence of the U.S. from Britain valid.
Russia, Putin really, has been trying to wrench freedom and independence back from the Ukrainians for many years, and they have gone to the streets, shed their lives, to force out corrupt Putin paid for politicians. Now they are fighting with a bravery and stubborness that only those defending their independence can muster.........and you have the audacity to tell me ...it's the neocons.
I honour you for keeping 'me' safe...and I call you task for buying into the far left shibboleth being spread regarding the Ukrainians fight to maintian their freedom.
And Putin went to Xi before he invaded; without Xi's ok, he would not have dared to make such a move. Xi is very much the puppet master here. Did he fully understand ? Possibly not, but he interfered anyway and has caused a disaster.
You seem to think the U.S. is only power that makes stupid mistakes. Why ?