“We must pick our battles, one of which should be “can we prevent (or recover from) becoming a tyranny here in America.”
How many effing times do I have to say it? Of course I’m more concerned about what’s going on here. But a few of us can walk and chew gum simultaneously. Anyone who thinks Putin is going to stop at Ukraine is a fool just like anyone who thought Hitler was going to stop with the Sudetan.
“Our direct involvement in Ukraine reminds me most of Russia’s direct involvement in Cuba in the 1960’s.”
An apt comparison. I’ve been tired of America playing Armed and Dangerous International Pizza Guy for over two decades. But that doesn’t mean I have to like what’s going on over there. My friends have family over there still. It’s tough to watch them go through this. They’re actually Russian speakers from the “disputed” areas and they hate Russians with a passion I’ve never seen before.
They were kids when the Soviets ran Ukraine. Family members vanished without a trace, press ganged into the the Red Army, standing in hours long lines for toilet paper or bread. Some mighty long memories over there.
So I can sympathize. Add that to the fact that my dad is a two tour Nam vet who was on the receiving end of Russian weaponry back in the 60s and you can see why I have no love for Russians.
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You may be right, but remember, no one reacted during the annexation of the Sudentan. They did, however, react strongly to the invasion of Poland. Something similar would happen if Putin went much past Ukraine.
I’ve been tired of America playing Armed and Dangerous International Pizza Guy for over two decades. But that doesn’t mean I have to like what’s going on over there. My friends have family over there still. It’s tough to watch them go through this. They’re actually Russian speakers from the “disputed” areas and they hate Russians with a passion I’ve never seen before.
I understand and agree with the first part of your paragraph, and I empathize with your second part.
—> Anyone who thinks Putin is going to stop at Ukraine is a fool ...
A. Russia is a pathetic paper tiger that cannot even beat Ukraine.
B. Russia will take over the whole world unless we sacrifice now!!
Anyone who posts this kind of nonsense about foreign entanglements and U.S. border protection has lost all credibility in my book.
The point has never been about whether anyone CAN "walk and chew gum" simultaneously. It's about whether we WILL do both of them.
And the reality is that when it comes to the U.S. government, we DON'T "walk and chew gum" simultaneously. Instead, we sit there "chewing gum" (engaging in military campaigns in Third World sh!t-holes all over the globe) while sitting on our asses refusing to "walk" (protect our borders).
Not only that ... the duplicitous @ssholes in government who are chewing gum the loudest are the ones who insist that sitting on our asses is better than actually walking.
Can they remember who they were fighting with in 1944?