[Gay State Conservative]

Are there no economic sanctions we can bring to bear?

Of course there are.But today,unlike 20...or even 10...years ago,the USSR is an economic power and supplies Europe with much of the oil and gas that it needs.Given how power hungry and fond of the "good old days" of the Soviet Union Vlad Putin is,economic sanctions could set into motion a chain of events that would be very damaging indeed.

IMO.

[brytlea]

I don’t really see any reaction that couldn’t possibly set into motion a chain of events what could be very damaging (including the reaction of inaction).
susie