We don’t have to enter any wars. China isn’t keen to cross the United States and Europe. They proved that when Trump applied haphazard tariffs to them. Similarly I don’t see why Iran would want to get into a military conflict with KSA to protect Russia from sanctions.Yet, you give Washington a free pass for all their war crimes? Who should sanction the US?
I was unaware Kaliningrad and Chechnya were an issue today. Kadyrov is tight with Putin. Germany should've thought of that before invading and taking 27.5M Russian lives. The Kuril islands is very much an issue today. Japan wants it. I have no problem with it. Some in China also want Eastern Russia back after Russia went in and took it during the Opium Wars with England. So be it.
Europe will suffer as well if sanctions are applied. Joseph Borrell stated yesterday that Russia is sanction proof. Europeans will freeze. Their fertilizer business will crumble as well. Germany will not be able to sell their cars to Asia. Iran will shut down the Hormuz and Europe's economies will implode at least 30%. Our dollar is pegged to petro. What happens when the KSA cannot sell oil? Our currency will go into free fall.
This isn't 1988 anymore. America could fight 2.5 wars at once. Not the case today. When Slow Joe said China is going to squeeze Putin, Vlad did a Zoom call with Xi and said their relationship "EXCEEDS an ALLIANCE". Let that sink in for a minute. The US cannot fight those 3 at once.
BTW, we are a dictatorship as well. Executive orders are administered all the time by both parties bypassing the legislative process. Wars must be declared by Congress, yet, has not happened since WW2.
The sanctions would hurt Europe, but so does unchecked expansionism. I’m sure we can find solutions to many of their problems.
The idea that Russia has adequately fortified itself against sanctions is something they like to claim. Barron’s just had an article that suggests that wouldn’t be the case. If they annex more of the Ukraine we should find out.