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Originally Posted by Grill Meister
I have tested with a pretty high IQ; however, I don't understand what is going on in the Ukrain and need someone to help me understand. I have a hearing problem and cannot understand most of the TV news and I have not read anything comprehensive in The Daily Sun or any other tribunal. Please straighten me out.
1) Putin - Has he given a public statement as to why and what he hopes to accomplish by sending in the military, bombing, destroying and killing so many thousand of Ukrainians? I realize that Ukrain was once part of the USSR before it broke up. Is this an ego trip for Putin to seek revenge....a power play? What does he accomplish with his military actions?
2) What is NATO and, especially, America doing about Putin's invasion. I understand that we and some NATO nations have imposed "sanctions" on Russia and I am told those sanctions have frozen Russia financial assets around the globe. So, is that a big deal? Sounds to me like a slap on the wrist: "Vladamir, you're a bad, bad boy. Go sit in the corner and think about what you did'? I hope, and more especially I pray  , that this situation doesn't end up with WWIII. But how can we and other NATO nations stop this massacre without sending in our troops and have American life's lost? Or should we just stay the hell out of the situation?
3) If we or any other NATO nation sends in troops and goes head to head with Russia, will China join in with Russian forces against us.....how about North Korea or ISIS forces.
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You have a good understanding of the invasion. Your third and last point is important and I would add: We do have to be careful to what extent the US should get involved in pushing back on the Russian invasion. I do think if we went in to fight them, possibly China could get involved. Then what about Iran, would they step in to help Russia? It’s not a stretch to say this could evolve into an international war.
So Biden is right to be cautious. Would Russia retaliate with cyberspace crimes? That’s possible. There was some concern that Russia was meddling in our elections. So that tells me they could do something worse than that if we directly opposed them.
And I’m with you on Praying for the Ukrainian people. They have to suddenly flee their own country, imagine how terrible that is. So sad for the children, especially.