I'm not convinced that's the case here. GW Bush was not adverse to the use of military power and he did jack sh!t to stop the Russians in south Ossetia...still occupied by the Russians and ostensibly part of Georgia.
It's the reality of geography and the fact the Russians have, essentially, strategic parity with us.
Anyone who would propose that we attempt to project military force into the Caucasus or Crimea...eve Western Ukraine, is either bat-sh!t nuts or naive.
We might be able to prevail...but that would be extraordinarily unlikely. Far more likely we'd have our ass handed to us.
Has anyone stopped to ask the question: What is the strategic national interest that would have us risk war with Russia in Ukraine? Or, Georgia for that matter.
This morning William Kristol was again advocating in NRO that we "solidify our security agreements with Ukraine and complete the addition of Georgia into NATO"
Don't people see the folly in this? To commit the USA to existential war in defense of the territorial integrity of either Ukraine or Georgia?
Really?
After we cleanse the GOP of the "RINOs", we should immediately pivot to the Neo Cons. They are not good Americans and they would lead us to destruction.
You are 100% correct. But some people assume anyone asking for American help (such as neo-Nazi regime in Kiev) must be worth going to war far. Not so. And $17 Trillion in debt suggests we should only go to war when our vital interests are at stake. The entire world is not a vital interest.
Yep. Any talk of Ukraine joining NATO is pure folly.