[Timber Rattler]

Naturally, I love Cruz, but I disagree with him strongly here. What exactly is America’s strategic interest in Ukraine? Are we willing to risk war with the Rooskis, especially with our severely weakened military and woefully inept political leadership?

[cuban leaf]

Think Cuban Missile Crisis.

Also, what were our interests in Europe after September 1st, 1939?

[SoConPubbie]

Naturally, I love Cruz, but I disagree with him strongly here. What exactly is America’s strategic interest in Ukraine? Are we willing to risk war with the Rooskis, especially with our severely weakened military and woefully inept political leadership?

I'm pretty sure that Senator Cruz is thinking strategically.

His concern, I'm sure, is regional, just not the Country of Ukraine.

There are a lot of former communist satellite countries in Europe that I am sure Vladimir Putin would just love to gobble up.

This would be like a shot across the bow without ever having to fire a shot.

[duckln]

Cruz has jumped the shark.

Obama is playing this right. In years ahead we will need Russia.

[rusty schucklefurd]

re: “Naturally, I love Cruz, but I disagree with him strongly here. What exactly is America’s strategic interest in Ukraine? Are we willing to risk war with the Rooskis, especially with our severely weakened military and woefully inept political leadership?”

I totally agree with you that our military is weakened and looks to be weakened even further by this administration.

However, this is not just about Ukraine. The strategic importance is - what happens if Putin decides to go beyond Ukraine? Is our security affected by this one solitary act? Maybe not, but we have to view this from Putin’s point of view. If he gets away with taking Ukraine with only “sanctions” and “letters of protest” - what possible lesson would Putin take from the West’s response to his actions in Ukraine?

And, what tyrant has ever been dissuaded from their ambitions by sanctions and official protests?

The enemy sets the rules of engagement. If the West does not respond with real military measures to increase it’s security, all the sanctions in the world will not protect them. Not open war, but preparedness - which the West and the U.S. has allowed to decay thinking that conventional warfare is obsolete.

I think Cruz is absolutely correct in putting the missile shield up NOW - as it should have been six years ago.

[grania]

I love Cruz, but I disagree strongly with him here

I'm beginning to wonder if any of them has good knowledge of world and US history. A lot of us are hoping for a smart, conservative politician who would not be falling for the globalist/elitist agenda.

If Cuba voted to join the US, what would Ted Cruz be saying about that?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I’d like to have Eastern Europe ask for our help first.