Bill
Dimwit Kerry on one of the Sunday programs this week said all options are on the table "including the military option".
For the record, I cannot see a strategic objective for the U.S. in the matter. Russia has one, several, in fact, but one in particular: control of the Crimean peninsula and the force projection capabilities it confers in the Black Sea and from there to the Mediterranean. Putin will kill for that. We won't kill to stop it. End of story.
On a side note, it is with some dismay at the nuances of seniority within the U.S. Senate that gives an ignoramus such as Kerry the post of Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. The political corruption that led him to from there to Secretary of State is regrettable but understandable, although I bitterly regret stating that 0bama could not possibly find a worse Secretary of State then Hillary Clinton, and yes, by God he did just that. You know all this, I don't know why I'm bothering you. Venting, maybe.