[Repeal The 17th]

Are you personally wanting to go to war with Russia over this;
or are you just suggesting that someone else should do it?

[pierrem15]

There are a lot of steps short of war we could take, but they would have to be ultimately backed by a credible use of force, and not necessarily in the Ukraine itself.

I have very little regard for the capabilities of the Russian armed forces, and know from history that the Russians often bluff and will back down when directly confronted. Our passivity is what is making them more aggressive.