Nobody is saying that Putin wasn't the cause, but the US and Biden's response to it is weak. There were CONTRADICTIONS by Biden of his veep Harris when she said it was "swift and certain." Afterward, Biden even contradicted himself of what he said about sanctions earlier yesterday. Nobody in the USA has good feelings about the
***** response by the US. Biden could just have stuck to his guns and not let himself be caught on the podium for so long. The guy in ineffective in his handling of the crisis.
What would've been a STRONG and PROPER RESPONSE? Threaten Putin with US and EU forces into Ukraine? That said, one would have to have RELIABLE info that he would attack and start a war with the Ukraine. I found a NYT story on it yesterday --
Accurate U.S. intelligence did not stop Putin, but it gave Biden big advantages..