More than that, we need just a tad bit of realism.
Short of war, what are you going to do about it? This is the “impeachment question” that the GOP won’t answer. Sure, you oppose Obama and Obamacare. So what? Prove it. Impeach him or shut down government. What’s that? You won’t? Then you don’t oppose Obama.
There is no way under dubious circumstances we or ANY western power is going to engage in military action to try to force Russia out of territory on its doorstep, regardless of your (correct) historical analysis here.
To jump on Trump for stating reality is both hypocritical and downright stupid.
“To jump on Trump for stating reality is both hypocritical and downright stupid.”
But they are precisely hypocritical , stupid , but dangerous
More than that, we need just a tad bit of realism.
Short of war, what are you going to do about it?
War isn’t necessary. Crimea will go back to Ukraine the next time Russia collapses. Putinist Russia has no hope and no future. It’s only a matter of time before his kleptocratic Potemkin village collapses.
Right on the money.
We have no vaguely logical means of challenging Russian control of Crimea short of nuclear threat. That isn’t going to happen.
Obama lost the Crimea on his watch. It’s over.