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I agree and Russia is but a minor part of this. Let’s don’t give them too much credit. We should fear China as well as Iran.

It is imperative that we follow up on the actions with Russia, such as excluding them from WTO and booting them from G7/G8.

Just as important is assisting Israel in knocking out Iran’s nuclear capability and leaving Iraq within 2-3 years to evolve as they will - so that our military can’t reorganize and concentrate on future conflicts and deterrence with a real super power in China.

Yes, of course you are right. And I agree with all of those steps. But I see our main weakness as political, even spiritual, rather than strategic or tactical. The West, including the US, is not mentally anywhere near in the right frame of mind to resist the barbarian. My reading of history is that this country always, ALWAYS, needs a Lexington Green, Ft Sumter, Battleship Maine, Pearl Harbor,Gulf of Tonkin, etc, to really wake itself up to the danger.

Even 9/11, in the end, wasn't enough to really rally this country to go after the Visigoths, Vandals and Huns and destroy them.....The Rape of Georgia in the end will not be enough I'm afraid. That's why I think we need to adjust our policies enough to position ourselves to act when the real crisis hits ( NATO for Ukraine, wiping our Iran's nuke capacity), while accepting the reality that in today's debased political climate the forces of barbarism will continue to advance until some emotional, spiritual line is crossed and the West comes alive and fights back.