I have to admit I'm almost speechless at people who are fine with the idea that we should risk a shooting war with Russia by instituting a no fly zone. Should we continue supplying weapons and humanitarian aid? Of course. Fighter planes for Ukrainian pilots? Yes. But am I willing to risk a nuclear exchange and possibly a full nuclear…
I have to admit I'm almost speechless at people who are fine with the idea that we should risk a shooting war with Russia by instituting a no fly zone. Should we continue supplying weapons and humanitarian aid? Of course. Fighter planes for Ukrainian pilots? Yes. But am I willing to risk a nuclear exchange and possibly a full nuclear war with Russia that could result in millions of American deaths along with decimated cities? No, I am not. These things can escalate very quickly; and we need to be very careful here. The people calling for a no fly zone and NATO boots on the ground have to be aware what the butcher's bill will be if Putin lets the nukes fly. And this is a very real possibility.
Well...I get your opinion and most of the time...that's where I lean as well. At the same time....could we say that Putin is counting on everyone being so afraid of WW3 that we allow him to do what he wants with Ukraine? At what point is it not ok and we step in?
I made the point last week too...that the longer we wait...the more the situation is worse and harder to extricate him out of Ukraine.
Perhaps you're right and we'll find out that there are means to depose of leaders without going to war. If Russia can't trade with anyone and is made to be a real pariah...perhaps the Russian people will take of this themselves. Of course...that's a pretty dicey prospect as well...if Putin feels cornered by his own people.
Is Putin a rational actor? That certainly seems debatable at this point.
I have to admit I'm almost speechless at people who are fine with the idea that we should risk a shooting war with Russia by instituting a no fly zone. Should we continue supplying weapons and humanitarian aid? Of course. Fighter planes for Ukrainian pilots? Yes. But am I willing to risk a nuclear exchange and possibly a full nuclear war with Russia that could result in millions of American deaths along with decimated cities? No, I am not. These things can escalate very quickly; and we need to be very careful here. The people calling for a no fly zone and NATO boots on the ground have to be aware what the butcher's bill will be if Putin lets the nukes fly. And this is a very real possibility.
Well...I get your opinion and most of the time...that's where I lean as well. At the same time....could we say that Putin is counting on everyone being so afraid of WW3 that we allow him to do what he wants with Ukraine? At what point is it not ok and we step in?
I made the point last week too...that the longer we wait...the more the situation is worse and harder to extricate him out of Ukraine.
Perhaps you're right and we'll find out that there are means to depose of leaders without going to war. If Russia can't trade with anyone and is made to be a real pariah...perhaps the Russian people will take of this themselves. Of course...that's a pretty dicey prospect as well...if Putin feels cornered by his own people.
Is Putin a rational actor? That certainly seems debatable at this point.