âWanting an end to the conflict,â to Tulsi Gabbard, appears to equate with agreeing to a cease-fire, and just allowing Russia to keep the territory they have seized by force. This isnât pro-Putin?
Moreover, if the Western powers forced Ukraine to capitulate in this manner (assuming they could compel such a Ukrainian surrender), exactly how long do you think it would be before Russia decided that one or more of the Baltic states is really just part of Russia, and invaded there? The Baltic states are full NATO members; are you proposing that the US renege on our treaty obligations? Do you want the Germans to develop their own nuclear weapons? Do you want the European Community to come apart, and have the French and Germans at odds - both with nukes?
OrâŚlet me guessâŚdo you simply not give a hoot about what happens in Europe (or anywhere else not the US proper), on the assumption that it would make no difference to your life, and thatâs all that matters? That assumption (that we, or you, are immune to the fallout from totalitarianism abroad) would be wrong, but millions of Americans suffer from this fundamentally selfish delusion.