Climb down off the ledge, the choices aren’t between surrendering to Putin, or being destroyed in WWIII.
That level of threat won’t exist, until he finishes rebuilding the evil empire if the free world doesn’t put the brakes on him.
I still don’t understand your plan. We let Russia pound East Germany (in 1948), Hungary (in 1956), and Czechoslovakia (in 1968). We didn’t feel it was worth starting WW3 back then - why do you feel the need to start it now.
...and yes, I cannot stand Obama, and I don’t mind Republicans beating him up over Ukraine (he deserves it), but at the end of the day, be it Obama, McCain, Romney, or Reagan, Putin will do what he wishes in his neighborhood and there ain’t a damn thing we’re going to do to stop it.