Can someone explain our Ukraine response?

[Anonymous]

I am far from a foreign policy expert, and my thinking here is certainly oversimplified. But, in those simple terms, a brutal dictator just invaded a relatively peaceful, democratic country. Why aren't we doing more?

Does this sort of thing happen more frequently than I'm aware of, and the thought is we can't get involved everywhere?

Is it because we don't have a mutual defense agreement with Ukraine?

Because we're scared of war with Russia?

Because we don't care?

I just read an article about harsh(er) sanctions we could bring to bear, but that Biden is holding those for further leverage. Leverage for what, though? The invasion has occurred? Isn't now the time to implement the harshest possible sanctions?

[Anonymous]

If the US gets directly involved, it becomes WW3.

So the US and its allies are taking steps that put pressure on Russia to cease. They won't, so it will escalate, but gotta at least try before it goes to total hell.

[Anonymous]

Go to YouTube and look at the Biden press conference yesterday he explained it and then in the follow up questions he was able to explain it further. I’m not a policy expert either, but I understood it after reporters asked him and he answered their questions. it has to do with sanctions and how that will hurt their economy. He said he did not expect it to work right away because that’s not how sanctions work.

Now if you’re asking why we are not on the ground defending Ukraine, Ukraine is not a NATO country. So that’s not a US decision that would be a NATO decision

[Anonymous]

It's the same reason Reagan, for all of his staunch opposition to Moscow, never invaded Eastern Bloc nations. We fought what amounted to proxy wars around the globe but avoided direct conflict for fear of things spiraling out of control.

[Anonymous]

Simple OP, according to Kamala and Adm Kirby it's a deterrent... but not really. More weakness from a feckless administration

[Anonymous]

I support the sanctions against Russia, but feel ashamed that Ukraine is being left to fight this alone. We can debate whether that shame should be on half of the US or NATO, but when Ukraine is having to hand out weapons to civilians in the streets to keep up the fight and the rest of us are just sitting around and watching it unfold, there is nothing to be proud of in that. I don’t not blame Zelensky and the rest of Ukraine for feeling very alone right now.

[Anonymous]

We can’t do more. Russia has hypersonic nuclear missiles, as does China and North Korea. America has never developed hypersonic technology. America cannot go to war with a country armed with hypersonic nuclear weapons. Once a country has such weapons, war is no longer an option. The only option with a country with such an advanced nuclear arsenal is diplomacy and sanctions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We can’t do more. Russia has hypersonic nuclear missiles, as does China and North Korea. America has never developed hypersonic technology. America cannot go to war with a country armed with hypersonic nuclear weapons. Once a country has such weapons, war is no longer an option. The only option with a country with such an advanced nuclear arsenal is diplomacy and sanctions.

The United States DOES have hypersonic technology and the deployment of those missiles have no effect on the MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) doctrine which has kept us from fighting a direct war against another nuclear power since the end of WW2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Simple OP, according to Kamala and Adm Kirby it's a deterrent... but not really. More weakness from a feckless administration

Lol you say that after trump and the republicans? Republicans are the appeasement party.

[Anonymous]

Russia has attacked a kindergarten and orphanage. At least two dead, many injured, including children.

But by all, NATO should keep sitting on its hands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Simple OP, according to Kamala and Adm Kirby it's a deterrent... but not really. More weakness from a feckless administration

Yeah, Joe Biden should be out there calling Putin “brilliant” and “savvy” and “genius” instead. That’s what the real men of the GOP do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I support the sanctions against Russia, but feel ashamed that Ukraine is being left to fight this alone. We can debate whether that shame should be on half of the US or NATO, but when Ukraine is having to hand out weapons to civilians in the streets to keep up the fight and the rest of us are just sitting around and watching it unfold, there is nothing to be proud of in that. I don’t not blame Zelensky and the rest of Ukraine for feeling very alone right now.

What do you mean by "we can debate whether that shame should be on half of the US"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Simple OP, according to Kamala and Adm Kirby it's a deterrent... but not really. More weakness from a feckless administration

I expect everyone bi---ing about not doing more to immediately hit up your local military enlistment office, and send over your kids, grandkids, etc.
Otherwise, you can F right off with these comments.

[Anonymous]

Meanwhile Putin never attacked a sovereign nation while the "savvy" and "brilliant" potus (who shall be nameless) was in charge

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can’t do more. Russia has hypersonic nuclear missiles, as does China and North Korea. America has never developed hypersonic technology. America cannot go to war with a country armed with hypersonic nuclear weapons. Once a country has such weapons, war is no longer an option. The only option with a country with such an advanced nuclear arsenal is diplomacy and sanctions.

The United States DOES have hypersonic technology and the deployment of those missiles have no effect on the MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) doctrine which has kept us from fighting a direct war against another nuclear power since the end of WW2.

Obviously the U.S. may develop hypersonic missiles and may even eventually deploy them. But for now, the U,S. is lagging behind Russia, China and North Korea. But even if we eventually develop hypersonic weapons, we won’t be able to shoot them down. Moreover, Russia, China and North Korea will have far more advanced weapons by then. https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/is-america-really-losing-the-hypersonic-arms-race/