Introducing “lethal defensive weapons” into the Ukraine conflict seems the right thing to do. It confirms the visceral Western feeling that Russia — the country where, “they make no pretense of loving liberty” as Lincoln once put it — only respects force. American policy makers in particular are pushing for swift action in order for the Kiev loyalist troops to reverse their recent battlefield setback against Russian supported rebels and the Russian military in the Eastern part of the country. A recent report, written by eight former senior U.S. foreign and defense officials, calls for $1 billion in immediate military …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
