It's the long haul probably, Putin's not just going to retire peacefully. Making up with Venezuela is the right move. The US simply doesn't have infinite leverage, and they want a functioning economy… (View Post)

They mention losing support for Cisco kit. That partly results in stuff just stopping, but in a lot of cases what'll happen with software is that stuff will fail to get security updates and end up wi… (View Post)

Looking on the bright side, if that's their story you'd think they could come up with a deal whereby Ukraine agrees to prohibit nazis and people making chemical weapons under international supervisio… (View Post)

A lot of Putin's moves seem like a parody of all the stupidest shit the Americans have done over the last 30 years. (View Post)

I'm not sure of sanctions will work since they normally don't but it's definitely right to prioritize. Ultimately the US doesn't have that much influence on countries' internal human rights situation… (View Post)