“Mutually Assured Destruction is actually a thing. They would be committing suicide.”
You said it, Brother! That’s just what WE ARE DOING.
The question is do you let the bully get his way and hope he will play nice later.
Point is if putin is allowed to get his way, we will be in this same situation again. Additionally xi is watching, and though Chinese military has not been tested, on paper they are a formidable force
Deal with it now or deal with it later and later will involve US troops