I realize there are problems. The point is, Russia broke the law with it’s actions. There was no festering hot-bed of separatist demands in Crimea.
Russia wanted it because of it’s location on the Black Sea. It’s the same reason it wants southern Ukraine.
This is open aggression, nothing more.
Do you realize Mexico could waltz into the U. S., call special elections along the borders, then claim the vote showed the people in the U. S. wanted to be a part of Mexico? That’s what Russia did.
We should be very careful to buy into that sort of thing. It could easily be used against our nation too.
OK, Russia broke the "law".
Law needs a lawgiver. Giving the law is an attribute of sovereignty.
Conservatives, of which you are a prominent one, need to be VERY careful with the idea that there are supra-national or transnational lawgivers. Once we accept that premise, the chances that it will be used against us are great.
Now imagine they did. Now imagine Arizona, New Mexico and California all pulled their National Guard and Law Enforcement out of the area “due to the threat of violence to them and their families” then all the Military Bases just opened the doors and let the Mexican Army have them. This is exactly what the Ukraine did!
The Ukraine doesn’t deserve our support. If you won’t defend yourself then you don’t deserve NATO members to sacrifice for you either.
At least Putin has the balls to do what is right for Russians. Obama’s version of international chess is an apology tour and bowing to foreign kings.