Not surprisingly the stupidest chunk of our country is pro Russia. Thier own words suggest it’s because they have more in common with and respect for putin than biden. In my estimation it’s because they will side with anything to see biden and the democrats lose. How American. For evidence see thier continued suppirt for trump. Sad. To them putin is doing this because biden is weak.
It’s much more likely that putin is waging war right now because his puppet is gone and the US has left him no other choice. Our strength has forced his hand. War is a continuation of politics by other means – violence resorted to by the desperate with little to lose or the depraved in search for glory and conquest. This is putin’s last resort. He’s shooting his shot because his other means of influence are no longer effective. Why risk direct conflict, sanctions, and an economic hit if you don’t have to. Well, putin’s ability to make progress on his ambitions hit a wall and war is the paper towel you use to wipe your ass when you are out of tp and hope it’ll just flush. Risky but you do what you have to do.
Agression on the world stage threatens mass conflict and death. So much wasted. There’s a difference between being the world’s imperial police and enforcing international norms put in place to stop large scale tragedy.
Russia shouldn’t do it now. The US shouldn’t have done it when we did either; lots of times and even fairly recently. We’ve been wrong and Russia is wrong now too. Yeah, thats possible. We can’t go back but we can act now to keep from repeating the horrors of history.
-M