Quote Originally Posted by chrisp_1927 View Post
Lither is a loon , no doubt about that. But he isn't completely wrong in this point. The blame for what Russia is doing lies with Putin. Although in terms of secondary blame, then the EU has to be top. They've riled putin with their expansionism, no doubt about that. But that's not the issue in itself. They've also been funding him to the tune of hundreds of million a week for gas, and depleted their own armies down to the point of being almost useless. I've got no issue with the expansion, it's their right and it's the right of the countries who want to join. When you take the choice of annoying a genocidal maniac you should be prepared to stick up for yourself. They decided to piss him off, while funding him and disarming themselves.
If you want to make an objective point on Russia that may seem edgey for a centrist. Don't qualify it or cover your back by calling me a loon. Makes you look weak. Own your position.
I'm rational and logical and not a "loon" at all. You are correct about Russia i'll give you that.