re: #21 Dom

Thank you too. I don’t think that America’s allies will take that view because it would be much more problematic for any of them to go it alone or even to act in concert without running things past greater powers, and Putin is a megalomaniac who has held control for a long time now with no parallel in America. I guess my response is that faced with a sudden land-grab, if defending these countries is just it is just no matter who does it.

Not sure it matters in the long run if our ‘allies’ are concerned or not - the principle of being a nation that is known for gross hypocrisy on the world stage can never be a strong power..

hypocrisy is dangerous - i would suggest - if the united states wants to get involved in a conflict over the Ukraine, it first prosecute those who violated u.s. and international law in regards to iraq.