1. We have no moral high ground here, considering our previous, unprovoked actions against them.
2. Sanctions is an escalation, on the path to Cold War. What good do you expect from them?
3. Russia is not a threat to our relationship with our allies. Our allies are a threat to that relationship, by being utter dicks. **** them.
4. Let the conflict die down. Give peace a chance.
Give Russia a chance and **** our allies?
And yes, we're not perfect but at least until recently we had the moral high ground over Russia, just ask any other democracy in the world.
1. Not when our actions after the end of the Cold War were so actively hostile to Russian interests. That was stupid of US.
You mean the Soviet Union that had and went on to kill millions of it's own citizens? And you want to put the United States on the same level?
No, I mean what I said. Russia, AFTER THE FALL OF THE SOVIET UNION. We pursued strong policies designed to harm their interests.
Why? The reasons for the Cold War was gone. We should have been looking for ways to avoid restarting any conflict.
Instead we were stupid.
Our actions then, imo, give Russia the moral high ground EVEN if they did take propaganda steps against US.
Our policy should be one of conciliation.
2. Give Peace a Chance. What part of that is confusing to you?
3. Yes, **** our allies. THey are being utter dicks. What part of that is confusing to you?
I'd say Russia has been more of a 'dick' than our allies to us.
Give peace a chance, I'm sure that's what Russia wants while trying to get back some of it's missing pieces from the past. Russia isn't doing us any favors, no reason to fold for them.