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Originally Posted by fintstone
How is this different than the last time when we had to draw the line at Berlin? or the time before when we drew the line at Dunkirk? If one cannot see the value in keeping Russia from rebuilding the Soviet Bloc...it has to start soemewhere. If they don't respect the Ukraine border, whey would we expect them to respect any other?
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So it's merely a philosophical concern.
That's fine, I don't have any problem with that. Since you are now merely implying that the goal is domination of Europe instead of outright stating it, I will assume you're sort of wishy-washy on the suggestion that European hegemony is the desired outcome.
Of course, ignoring history and cultural attitudes is rampant in this thread. And coming from folks who keep pretending that they are taking lessons from history, that's pretty funny.
But seriously, if the allies don't care to take a stand, and the rest of Europe doesn't care to take a stand, why in the heck should we play world cop AGAIN? And with what money? I don't want to pay for drawing philosophical lines in the sand. I don't want my kids having to make credit card payments on it, either.
There are a great many practical reasons to having guarded concern. And very few tangible benefits from jumping in feet first.