"If we choose to oppose the new Russian order, it will be painful for us. It will hurt our economy. There may be cyber attacks impacting our daily lives. It will cost our government money we do not have. Our military will be deployed to places where they will serve as a tripwire against Putin’s aggression."
And herein lies the problem: t…
"If we choose to oppose the new Russian order, it will be painful for us. It will hurt our economy. There may be cyber attacks impacting our daily lives. It will cost our government money we do not have. Our military will be deployed to places where they will serve as a tripwire against Putin’s aggression."
And herein lies the problem: the majority of Americans will not tolerate this self harm done on behalf of a nation they can't find on a map.
One of the two parties will undermine any effort by the sitting President simultaneously saying whatever he does is wrong, whatever he doesn't do is wrong, and that any success he actually makes is a failure. About half the country is prepared to install an American Caesar who will be an ally of Putin. And as you noted our allies KNOW this is more likely than a coin flip.
So I understand the concern but I really am unconvinced that the American people can muster the unity to confront Putin and Russia. Obviously the talking heads, the pundits, Twitterati and establishment political elites (and I don't mean that negatively) are all gung ho for this fight but not the people who will be voting against it. They will accept a sanctions regime only so long as it doesn't interfere with their lives. They don't care much about their own democracy why on earth would they care about Ukraine's?
"If we choose to oppose the new Russian order, it will be painful for us. It will hurt our economy. There may be cyber attacks impacting our daily lives. It will cost our government money we do not have. Our military will be deployed to places where they will serve as a tripwire against Putin’s aggression."
And herein lies the problem: the majority of Americans will not tolerate this self harm done on behalf of a nation they can't find on a map.
One of the two parties will undermine any effort by the sitting President simultaneously saying whatever he does is wrong, whatever he doesn't do is wrong, and that any success he actually makes is a failure. About half the country is prepared to install an American Caesar who will be an ally of Putin. And as you noted our allies KNOW this is more likely than a coin flip.
So I understand the concern but I really am unconvinced that the American people can muster the unity to confront Putin and Russia. Obviously the talking heads, the pundits, Twitterati and establishment political elites (and I don't mean that negatively) are all gung ho for this fight but not the people who will be voting against it. They will accept a sanctions regime only so long as it doesn't interfere with their lives. They don't care much about their own democracy why on earth would they care about Ukraine's?