[usconservative]

As long as Putin agreed to just annex the very Russian parts, if they voted for reunification, that would have been the best way to prevent a war, imo.

I'm going to start off by saying there are NO GOOD GUYS in this war, period. I'm not for either side. Both are corrupt AF, American Taxpayers are footing the bill on the Ukranian side to our own detrement and the result of all this is the US is net exporting energy to Europe to keep them warm while we freeze. 10% for the "big guy" 'n all that.

With that out of the way, the lesson from WW2 that appeasement never works appears to have been forgotten.

First Putin took Crimea and under the Obama Administration the US essentially looked the other day.

Now Putin wants more of Ukraine, so the solution is to give it to him?

Do we not see what's happening here?

"Give" Putin the Russian-speaking parts of Ukraine after he took Crimea and he'll be back again for more. If he's still alive. If not, surely his appointed successor will.

Appeasement NEVER works.

[Jonty30]

This war, I believe, was intended to go nuclear.
And that is where it is going to go, imo.

[Jonty30]

This war, I believe, was intended to go nuclear.
And that is where it is going to go, imo.

I’m not advocating appeasement, per se.
Just a realignment of territory where Russia has a legitimate concern about it’s ethnic people.
Outside of that, I would not appease Russia any further than that.

[BiteYourSelf]

Exactly.🤨