That would have been the smart thing. But we doubled down and literally told them we would do as we pleased in Ukraine. Then we shipped in a mountain of missiles to put a fine point on it.
They pretty much had no choice at that point other than to back down. They weren’t going to do that because it really was a security concern for them. So here we are.
And any bets on oil prices? think it’ll break 150?
Stolen elections have consequences.
If they want to stop NATO expansion, they have to strike first. Like Operation Icebreaker. We would have no sooner allowed Canada or Mexico to join the Warsaw Pact. I think they will simply negotiate for Crimea.
If Russia wasn’t going into Ukraine, then anti-tank missiles wouldn’t be a threat now would they —
At $150 a barrel I estimated $$5.56 per gallon for me in Kentucky which I doubt has ever happened, but local media which is sympathetic to the Left estimated $7/gal. Russia has us by the nuts.