And it amazes me how we Americans moralize about the behavor of others when they do the same things we do. Since 1823, we have exerted our will on our "sovereign" neighbors throughout our hemisphere, and we'd be hard pressed to name one of those countries besides Canada that we haven't invaded at least once.
Now we've moved NATO eastward to Russia's doorstep, utterly destroyed Belgrade for its resistance, overthrown the Kiev government which was friendly to Russia, and declared that Ukraine will be a NATO member. Not in Russia's hemisphere, but on its vulnerable southern border. What would we do in Moscow's shoes?
This war is on us and our hubris. From 5,000 miles away, we have played a stupid game and Europe has won our stupid prize. Russia is cleaning up a mess that Washington created and is still compounding, and the sooner it ends the better for everyone.
> And it amazes me how we Americans moralize about the behavor of others when they do the same things we do. <
Yes, that is certainly true. George Washington told us to avoid foreign entanglements. Few presidents since then have heeded that wise advice. Trump was a exception. He tried to keep us out of trouble. But now we have Biden, and it’s back to the same old thing.