Because it’s about stopping someone hell bent on rebuilding an empire here today because it will cost a lot more lives and treasure to do so tomorrow. And Putin has said consistently for the last 20+ years that he felt allowing the Soviet States to declare independence was a mistake. This includes not only Ukraine, but the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Putins long term plan is to reabsorb those states as well. It’s why they so quickly went to join the EU and NATO. They knew from history that the Russia of the 90’s was temporary and that a new Russian strongman would come around and conquer them yet again.
We also bear the burden of the fact we were the ones who talked the Ukrainians out of their nuclear weapons and strategic arsenal in exchange for security guarantee we failed to honor back in 2014.
I know it’s popular to side with Putin on here, but this who the man really is. He wants to go down in history as a modern Peter the Great who rebuilt a new Russian Empire.
Last time there was unchecked aggression in Europe the cost was at least 50 Million lives and a continent destroyed. If you don't think you'll feel the repercussions of that..
Once a country starts gaining advantage through invading other countries, they keep doing it. New invasion every few years.
This has applied to a huge number of countries, including the us, japan, china, it goes on and on and on. It's kinda like the country gets addicted to invading or something.
because its the right thing for us to defend their liberty. that doesnt necessitate an armed response... if this govt wasnt full on incompetent diplomatically, that is. hopefully it doesnt come to that- but they are certainly using it to drump up their midterms effect like craven faggards
Because it’s about stopping someone hell bent on rebuilding an empire here today because it will cost a lot more lives and treasure to do so tomorrow. And Putin has said consistently for the last 20+ years that he felt allowing the Soviet States to declare independence was a mistake. This includes not only Ukraine, but the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Putins long term plan is to reabsorb those states as well. It’s why they so quickly went to join the EU and NATO. They knew from history that the Russia of the 90’s was temporary and that a new Russian strongman would come around and conquer them yet again.
We also bear the burden of the fact we were the ones who talked the Ukrainians out of their nuclear weapons and strategic arsenal in exchange for security guarantee we failed to honor back in 2014.
I know it’s popular to side with Putin on here, but this who the man really is. He wants to go down in history as a modern Peter the Great who rebuilt a new Russian Empire.
ok, and? russia rebuilding an empire on the literal other side of the planet affects me how?
Last time there was unchecked aggression in Europe the cost was at least 50 Million lives and a continent destroyed. If you don't think you'll feel the repercussions of that..
Most of those lives were Russian. Russia had more causalities in WW II than all other counties combined. They are very sensitive about their borders.
Who cares, that isn't the point.
Once a country starts gaining advantage through invading other countries, they keep doing it. New invasion every few years.
This has applied to a huge number of countries, including the us, japan, china, it goes on and on and on. It's kinda like the country gets addicted to invading or something.
yeah and it wasn't our problem then either
because its the right thing for us to defend their liberty. that doesnt necessitate an armed response... if this govt wasnt full on incompetent diplomatically, that is. hopefully it doesnt come to that- but they are certainly using it to drump up their midterms effect like craven faggards