You are working from a black white perspective I am working from a pragmatic one. I try to look for what is in America’s interest not decide who is the good guy & bad guy because it looks different depending on where you stand.
If we can work on some common ground with Russia while making America stronger and more economically independent we will have more leverage.
I don’t see the point it demonizing. Learn from past behavior, analyze by understanding what they see as their interest and improve America’s position by making peace and cooperation in Russia’s interest. It’s not a tea party, one needs to be vigilant and count fingers but I would never waste the opportunity to gain leverage. We have squandered an opportunity because of the Democrats attempts to use a strawman to regain political power.
After Putin, maybe...or until Russians actually demand real change...for a change...
Ball is in their court. They need us more than we need them.
In the meantime, the West needs to sanction the pig oligarchs and freeze all their account holdings of looted Russian money.. which of course are all HERE and in the UK.
Europe tried that with Hitler and it didn’t work, did it?
The West tried it with Stalin and that didn’t work either.
Has anything worked with No. Korea?
Red China is still one big prison. Christians are being jailed and killed there for just being Christians. We can’t forget about them. The communists don’t care what we think until we put the hammer down hard on them to get their attention.
Neville Chamberlain died a long time ago but his refusal to face the truth sent millions of innocent people to their deaths, including Americans.
We can’t make that “blind” mistake again. KNOW YOUR ENEMY! AND NEGOTIATE WHEN YOU CAN, FROM A POSITION OF SUPERIOR STRENGTH!