Originally Posted by
dead_pan
Also, its become patently obvious that Europe has absolutely nothing to fear from Russia's conventional forces.
Not exactly. Putin is ruthless and immoral, single-minded, without conscience. There’s plenty to fear by those who stand back and allow such a man exert his will.
Our fear of WWIII is legitimate and yet may inadvertently lead to such a conflict when there is no other choice. Hitler should been stopped at Czechoslovakia, and wasn’t. Hence Poland and all the rest.