At this point one might study the years and events leading up to WWII.
Kerry even
looks remarkably like Neville Chamberlain, behaves in the same clueless manner, and seems to have learned nothing from the history of that era.
The question at this point is how far Putin wants to push it. As in the decade leading up to WWII, it looks like he is the deciding factor. We'll see what lesson
he takes from that era's history Real Soon Now I suspect.
I hope things turn out better than they did back then...
Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.
Belief gets in the way of learning--Robert A. Heinlein
How can I possibly put a new idea into your heads, if I do not first remove your delusions?--Robert A. Heinlein
It's not what we don't know that hurts, it's what we know that ain't so--Will Rogers
If I am entitled to something, someone else is obliged to pay--Jerry Pournelle
If a religion's teachings are true, then it should have nothing to fear from science...--dwise1
"Multiculturalism" does not include the American culture. That is what it is against.