[Lou L]

The response should worry sane people. Especially if it seems like NATO did this in reality and called it a Ukrainian action. This could get nasty.

Exactly. Global wars have started with smaller incidents. I fear that Russia is being exposed--at least their military is--and I don't want to test their capabilities if they're backed too far into a corner. Their nuclear capabilities may be similarly inept, but I don't want a few of them launched as a test.

Russia needs an opportunity to back down and de-escalate with Ukraine.

[hflynn]

We are well into the 2nd month of Russian Slowkrieg in the Ukraine. Russian is doubling down not backing down. Face it, we are all living in extremely dangerous times.

[DesertRhino]

And though many here dismiss it, the war has been prosecuted in a careful manner to avoid civilian casualties. That is what we are calling incompetence. For example Kiev has pretty much been untouched, the rail lines to Kiev haven’t been attacked. NATO convoys havent been attacked. The power is on. The Russians haven’t even cut off the gas.
They may just decide to go heavy.

This could get bad. Our government is determined to take down the Russian government and install a WEF Zekinsky type there. Nobody is pushing for deescalation... nobody.