Why should I care?
By Bensen32
@Bensen32 (28658)
United States
January 25, 2022 6:25pm CST
Can anyone explain to me why the USA would think it is a good idea to be involved in the Russia/Ukraine issue? I’m unsure why our government finds it important to get involved. I don’t see what interested or how it would benefit us in anyway.
I will admit I am not up on the goings on of either country, maybe it’s bad of me to say but I couldn’t care less about either one of them. All I can see is use pending a bunch of money and risking lives to get involved in this and no benefit from it at all. I have said it time and time again, why do we constantly have to police the world?
Again, I am no expert on this and really know very little about it, but it just seems to me that someone else could step up and deal with this. How about we work on solving a few issues here at home and let others deal with this.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 Jan 22
Our friend @Vikingswest1 explained it better than anyone I have found so far. What scares me is how Biden will handle this.
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@Vikingswest1 (7443)
• United States
26 Jan 22
It's no secret that Russia has eyes at retaking former members of the Soviet bloc by force. Russia has asked that NATO be removed from Romania, and Bulgaria is also in her sights.
Two choices here for the US.
1. Allow Russia to expand it's territories by force.
2. To stand against the aggression of Russia.
To allow Russia to expand unchecked would send the message that Russia was free to take what she wanted by force, stopping only when goals have been met.
To stand in Russia's way would send the message that regional domination by force will be met by resistance and the cost will be more than monetary.
If a tough President were in office here, Russia wouldn't dare to be so bold. However, our leader is weak and detached and taking advantage of his soft stance is tempting to the Russians.
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@Vikingswest1 (7443)
• United States
26 Jan 22
@Bensen32
NATO has the ball. Under Obama and Trump, and most previous Administrations, the US dictated to NATO their plan of action.
That has changed with the current Administration.
So I guess it is other countries in NATO that need to step up without the backing of the US military.
My guess is that the US will eventually ask Russia to stand down. Then prepare to enter the conflict if provoked or NATO suffers significant losses on the ground.
If they take Ukraine, and already want Bulgaria and Romania, will they stop there?
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@Bensen32 (28658)
• United States
26 Jan 22
@Vikingswest1 I guess if we let them take one then they will want another and another and where does it stop. I just hate to see that we have to spend this money and more importantly put our people at risk for this.
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@kaylachan (84867)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Jan 22
I agree. Our own people need us far more. While I can understand wanting to strengthen forigen relations, trying to solve other people's problems doesn't seem the right way to go about it. We need to lesson our dependance on other counteries, and spend money solving our own issues.
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@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Jan 22
Knowing what I know about how things were during the Soviet Union times and how people in my parent's homeland suffered during that time and all that happened when my parents had to flee during WW II I can say Russia is a dangerous country not to be trusted and if anything can be done to stop them I am all for it,
@dgobucks226 (37621)
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28 Jan 22
The current administration has no clue what they are doing. They have made our military weaker and the Peace thru Strength policy of President Trump has been replaced by other issues they feel are more important like climate change, equity (whatever that really means) and open borders. Biden is viewed as weak and incompetent by not only Russia but the rest of the world after his disaster in Afghanistan. Russia sees an opportunity to expand, and recapture lost territory. The Ukraine is a corrupt government which really has no allegiance to the U.S., yet we are thinking about escalating a conflict there? Foolish! And yet, this administration turns its back on supporting Israel, a country who is a true ally of the U.S. In my view, there is no need to get ourselves involved militarily here.
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@stewartclint (205)
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26 Jan 22
Good question. Why do I, a puny little creature with very modest needs and concerns, have to do with two superpowers both greedy for world domination? And for what? Territory? Resources? Ideology? For whom? For us simple citizens? Or for the 0.01% of the population who happen to be already on top of the food chain? I don't have answers either. But asking the right questions like you did is already a big step towards proper action.
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