Crossing the border makes it obvious that this is the beginning of WWIII unless reasonable people get control of Ukraine.
Self defense is one thing, crossing borders is quite different.
And constantly saying Putin is helpless and doomed is a mistake. He has some nasty weapons he has not used yet and it is a mistake to bait him into using them.
Russia destroyed hundreds of miles of the Ukraine-Russia international border years ago. If that wasn’t WWIII then this isn’t either.
“”Self defense is one thing, crossing borders is quite different.””
Your rule is that when the country next door invades, all the fighting must be limited to only your own people and cities, and farms, and the invader’s side of the border must remain peaceful, uninvolved except for their own military use, and untouched?
Your rule would surely make invading neighbors easier, by making the invading country immune to hostilities, tactical/strategical engagements, and repercussions.
If Ukraine could use that rule, then they could have invaded Russia on February 3, 2022 and gained immunity from the war except for the forces inside of Russia.
“(Putin) has some nasty weapons”
So we’ve been hearing for the past sixteen months. Where are they?
“Self defense is one thing, crossing borders is quite different.”
IF you read my posts, you know I’m not a rah-rah-send-lots-of-money-to-Ukraine type of guy.
But Russia started this and Ukraine has the absolute right to attack into Russia in response.
Caveat. I don’t know if this is just symbolic, or a real threat to Russian rear lines, or a bunch of GD lies and if so, who’s lying this time. The only point of this post is that nothing should limit Ukraine from attacking into Russia.
“Self defense is one thing, crossing borders is quite different.”
You mean like Putin sending his army across an internationally recognized border?
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