[Rowdyone]

Would the U.S. have tolerated the Warsaw Pact forces occupying Cuba or Mexico? I think not. Major powers jealously guard their spheres of influence.

[dfwgator]

And now the Russians are back in Cuba.

[LukeL]

That analogy will not work with the pro Ukraine crowd.

[Cronos]

Warsaw Pact forces occupying Cuba or Mexico

That analogy is so wrong on so many levels:

1. NATO doesn't "occupy" any of its member countries: unless you think that Estonia is "occupied" by NATO forces
2. The Warsaw pact has occupied its own members: Czechoslovakia and Hungary. NATO has not
3. Mexico has, since the 1900s, feared the USA invading and occupying it - not even during the heights of the world wars. In contrast, Muscowy under Putin has continuously threatened its neighbors