Are we talking about Obama or Putin?
Worth repeating.
This is not just about Russia belligerence and US weakness. It is about the moral bankruptcy of the entire west. Europe could put an end to this very quickly by imposing an immediate, complete ban on Russia exports. But that would require Europe to experience short term pain as it would have to line up alternate energy sources when the Russian oil and gas pipelines run dry. Putin’s Russia is a massive organized crime scheme. It will collapse without western money for its oil and gas. But we all know, as does Putin, that the west - not just the US - does not have the stomach for a fight. And the country that is most anxiously waiting for this all to play out is China. On what premise does the US intervene to save Taiwan if the Chinese government, following Russia’s example, decides to invade Taiwan to “protect” the Chinese speaking peoples from what China views as an illegitimate government?