[jimwatx]

“How you do not understand this to be the result of Russia’s actions is beyond me.”

And how you don’t understand that this war is a direct result of US provocations (via its Ukrainian proxy) is beyond me.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

The "provocation" in this war consists of the much smaller Ukraine saying "gee, we'd like to have some allies in case Russia attacks us." And us saying "we'll think about it." That's literally it.

That's like excusing the guy who just beat the hell out of his wife because she burned dinner. 4th