[rbmillerjr]

Not quite. There were additional actions taken on the economic sanction front.

The biggest dis to Putin’s Russia is that it is seen as a mere nuisance.

A weak NATO is more than enough to take Russia down if they go to far. The real threat and stronger threat and nation is China, thus the rebalance of our military to the Pacific.

Pooty poot is the pimple on the ass threat...now. Syria...Crimea could be scorched in hours is we so chose to do it.

[Thibodeaux]

you made the point........ We do not chose to do anything about Crimea

The sanctions are for action in Ukraine

[ETL]

A weak NATO is more than enough to take Russia down if they go to far. The real threat and stronger threat and nation is China

Maybe so, but China and Russia have been forging a very tight military alliance over the past 10-15 years, including staging annual joint war games.