[Tailgunner Joe]

We are there because we won the Cold War. If Russia wanted to dominate the Ukraine, then they should have won the Cold War instead of losing it.

[Always A Marine]

We are there because we won the Cold War. If Russia wanted to dominate the Ukraine, then they should have won the Cold War instead of losing it.

I don't think Russia is asking for anyone's permission to dominate Ukraine; more importantly, I don't think anyone is in any position to deny Russia's dominance of Ukraine. The United States is certainly not going to war against Russia over Ukraine, so what we are left with is an academic exercise. If we aren't willing to commit blood and steel, our words are meaningless. That has been my point since Putin reacted to the Kiev coup back in February.