[luvbach1]

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 USSR's meddling in Cuba consisted of placing nuclear-tipped missiles there aimed at the United States. Hardly equivalent to any US "meddling" in Ukraine.

[Leaning Right]

The USSR's meddling in Cuba consisted of placing nuclear-tipped missiles there aimed at the United States. Hardly equivalent to any US "meddling" in Ukraine.

You're absolutely correct about that! No argument from me. But what matters is not how you or I see the situation. What matters is how the Russians see it.

We need to be aware of reality, certainly. But we must also be aware of the Russians' version of reality.