Am I prepared to go to war? No, of course I choose peace. But sometimes the most peace loving person must act. A bully only understands force.
Agreed. Which means we land troops at Sevastopol. But we need to answer three questions before we make such a decision:
- Would any sane man push the button?
- Given his obvious megalomania is Putin such a sane man?
- Are you willing to bet the lives of a few hundred million people and the entire economic structure of the planet on your analysis?
We will most likely redraw the maps and hope Putin is satisfied with his slice of newly aquired territory.
Appeasement never placates the war lords. We already know this.
There is this one hope. For centuries the Crimea has been one of the most vital strategic resources for the Russian. With the recently past political developments in the Ukraine, the prospect of a new not-so-friendly government pushing their allegiance more towards Europe, I could see where Moscow would have to consider what happens if they lose their unfettered access to those most vital ports. From their point of view it could not be good in the least and would cost them decades in military and economic assets to replace,
if that could even be done. If the Russian feels secure again with this move maybe the bear will quiesce. If not then we are back to the three questions above.
Edited by AZPaul3, : No reason given.