[adorno]

...it is not reasonable for our push to hem in Russia by promoting NATO memberships right up to the Russian borders

Yet, Putin decided to attack/invade a non-NATO country. So, it would seem that the best policy is to offer every non-NATO country membership in the organization. Putin would NOT HAVE invaded Ukraine if it had been a NATO country. NATO is the deterrent that Putin respects, no matter how paranoid he is.

In fact, the U.S. should partner up with the rest of the world that fears China and Russia and N. Korea and Iran and all terrorism-supporting countries. No dictatorships or tyrannies allowed in that alliance.

[MHGinTN]

You just don’t get it. That has not been the best policy since it has goaded Vald into war. Do you want a nuclear conflagration? ... Your ‘resonable’ policy is working the world toward that advent.