Why pretend that there is anything the west can do about Russia's annexation of it's satellite neighbours?

Question

with the invasion of iraq in cold blood, we now have russia and china invading smaller nations in a wider show of might.

why pretend that anyone can punish russia??

Answer 1

Who is pretending?

They actually think they can........

Answer 2

Because people on here think we can launch a cruise missile and Russia will back down. Sorry but Russia is a more formidable foe than a couple of terrorists sitting in a mud hut.

Answer 3

Two words: Soviet Union. Two more words: Cold War.

Answer 4

Who's pretending? Czar Putin will take what he wants & the West will allow it. I know of at least 5 more countries in danger of being invaded by Russia... perhaps more if he gets away with his current plan.  Having visited Russia in the Cold War days, I learned to tell when the KGB were lying... their mouth was moving.

Ukraine is next on their list.  Any country too close to the US or that speaks of joining NATO is in jepordy. Will he attack a NATO member?  I suspect since he has been given a green light on Georgia, any country in Eastern Europe needs fear a Russian take over. Putin has as much as said he will not tollerate a Democracy on his borders.

I think we're following in Neville Chamberlain's footsteps. Putin knows he can murder people in Western countries, & get away with it, if they report on what his government is doing.  Our saving grace may be that the Russians are so secretive they don't know what they are doing... however, that also makes them more dangerous.

Answer 5

Dont try to compare or justify what Russia is is doing with America being in Iraq.

The United States went through the UN before invading Iraq. The United States gave Saddam Hussein many months notice before invading Iraq. He still refused to comply with the UN resolutions and allow UN inspectors in.

Russia gave Georgia NO notice at all. Russia did not go to the UN. Russia is only out to destroy a democracy.