Quote Originally Posted by JMA View Post
The idea of elections is merely a wimpish attempt to avoid taking the right measure of economic and other action to bring Russia to heel.
What does the "right measure of economic and other action" mean?

Anything but a confrontation with Russia, right?
States don't maintain their power by exhausting their strength on battles with (near) peer competitors or lost causes. I'm perfectly content with writing off Crimea if that preserves U.S. interests elsewhere. Until there's a way around Russia's nuclear arsenal, large standing army, and political position in institutions like the U.N., negotiating with Russia is a fact of life.