To hell with Ukraine!

I don't know if Blogger will allow this, 

but I'll give it a try.

Am I the only American who is getting sick and tired of hearing about Ukraine?

Just why the hell does it matter so much?

Yes, I've heard various arguments.

But they seem quite speculative and hypothetical, if not specious, to me.

I can well understand that the Russians had very valid reasons for not wanting Ukraine to join the Western camp, 

just as the U.S. would not want for Mexico or Canada to join the 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Organization

or the 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisation ,

become stuffed full of arms from Russia or China, 

or be strongly influenced by the intelligence agencies of those powers. Just recall how the U.S. reacted to Soviet missiles being placed in Cuba 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis .

Yes, great powers do react to threats.

To some, it's always 1938, another Munich is just around the corner, and Putin is lusting after more territorial conquests, 

if only he gets his way in Ukraine.

I think this is baloney.

We know that there are Russia-haters in the West.

I think they are grossly exaggerating the territorial threat that Russia poses to Europe.

Everyone has seen the difficulties Russia has had just fighting Ukraine, and the losses they have suffered as a result of their

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_military_operation

It seems doubtful to me that Russia will want more, 

unless the West goes out of its way to provoke it.

Please don't.

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A one-minute John Mearsheimer video

"Putin did not want the war":

https://youtu.be/bYeztN9JB44