Subject: Re: Let’s See If This Pans Out for Putin
It was better when America was strong against Putin.

Putin never took Crimea.

Oh, wait.

Yes, it was shameful how the West didn't responded. Including us. A repeat of Czechoslovakia in the 30s. As I recall, Ukraine didn't really respond, either. But, IMHO, Obama messed up the response to this. We did do sanctions in coordination with Europe, but they left Putin unfazed. The consequences weren't dire enough, so he didn't care. The sanctions imposed were more of an inconvenience than something that really hurt. Like shutting off natural gas to Europe (which mostly has happened this time).