[Repeal 16-17]

Here's the way I see it. The Soviet Union meddled in America's back yard (Cuba), so Kennedy took action.

Now it's America that's meddling in Russia's back yard, so Putin took action.

The Soviet missiles that were put in Cuba were a direct threat to the United States. What threat is there against Russia in Ukraine?

[Leaning Right]

The Soviet missiles that were put in Cuba were a direct threat to the United States. What threat is there against Russia in Ukraine?

You need to think like a Russian. If you were Russian, you would have studied Napoleon's invasion, and you would have older relatives who personally experienced Hitler's invasion.

For self-defense, you would want the Ukraine in Russia's orbit. Just as the USA wants Canada in the USA's orbit.

I'm not saying that Putin is correct, or that the Russian mind-set is correct. I'm not defending either one. But to understand Russian politics, you need to think like a Russian.