Anschluss North

Half of my life was lived under the shadow of war with the Russians. After the Berlin Wall fell, followed by the rapid dissolution of the USSR, it seemed the specter of war was in the past. Today it seems the Russkies have moved to bring the Ukrainian homeland back into the fold. Will war once again break out on the European Continent? It seems they cannot avoid mass killing every century or so, going back a millennia (except the plague years, when Ma Nature was killing enough to satisfy everyone’s bloodlust). 

First the world will try sanctions until a rogue nation or two - ahem, China - decides a buck or Euro or Yuan is worth the weak disapprobation of the sanctioners. How long before the lack of oil and raw materials brings the Germans to the realization they don’t really care that much who rules Ukraine? In the end Britain and the US will be holding the bag with nothing to show for their efforts except pride in doing the right thing. 

The ineffectiveness of the UN will never be more apparent when Russia vetoes any UN sanctions or actions on their aggression. 

So either Putin stops there, or moves on to reclaim the Baltic States and then we will see if the Euroweenies have the stomach for another World War. Putin is betting they don’t. 

Truth be told, I’m not sure America has the stomach for it. The President lacked the fortitude to even rescue Americans from Afghanistan. We haven’t fought to win a war politically for 75 years. I think Putin believes that we are lacking the political will to fight. It only took a few months after 9/11 for the left to go all anti-war. No reason to think the Democrat Party isn’t ready to go all in on Sixties  war protest nostalgia once more. Does anyone have Cindy Sheehan’s phone number? 

In all honesty, I don’t think I care enough about Russia attacking Ukraine to encourage risking the young men and women of our military either.