[grania]

The way to insure that this wouldn't happen is for those countries to stop whining to the US and other NATO countries to protect them, and defend themselves. We have enough of our own problems from invasion and non-existant borders.

A country that can't or won't defend itself is not going to survive.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"The way to insure that this wouldn't happen is for those countries to stop whining to the US and other NATO countries to protect them, and defend themselves. We have enough of our own problems from invasion and non-existant borders."

Ummmm.... you realize that the Baltic States are part of NATO and that we are obligated by treaty to defend them. An attack on one NATO member is an attack on all NATO members. Ukraine is not a member of NATO, therefore we had no treaty obligations to defend them. However, they are trying to turn towards Western Europe so therefore it is in our national interests to assist them and there were promises made to them that in order to give up their nukes in the 90's they would be afforded protection by NATO countries.

[armydawg505]

The Baltic Countries and Poland are in NATO and we are bound by treaty to defend them. Not living up to our NATO obligations would destroy every alliance we have and empower Russia, China and Iran to untold adventures.