I never said punishment was appropriate.
you ‘punish’ small unimportant states who cannot fight back.
you do not ‘punish’ countries capable of destroying you, unless you wish to create the economic conditions that will lead to rise of leaders that will advocate that,
not that it is clear to me that the theft of russian reserves and sanctions will hurt russia more than they hurt the USD.
I will observe that I have not seen TV news in decades, so it may be I haven’t gotten the ‘proper’ perspective.
You compared Russia to Germany by invoking The Treaty of Versailles. That comparison casts Russia as the loser. Losers pay a price. So, what price should they pay?
“I will observe that I have not seen TV news in decades, so it may be I haven’t gotten the ‘proper’ perspective.”
Yes, you need to watch NBC News to get your information, like the Neocons here do, and then come back and lecture us as to why WW3 is a REALLY GOOD idea.