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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I think people under-estimate the impact of economic sanctions as well.
If the stock market drops another 10%, and the currency continues to drop, internal support - especially from the power boys - will definitely wane.
Higher interest rates (quite a bit), lower markets, a weak currency, all add up to really impacting the tepid economic recovery that they are currently clinging to.
And there is nothing like unemployment to get the people angry with the government
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Oh agreed. As I tried to say pages ago, unsuccessfully, that diplomacy (including measures like economic sanctions) will probably be the weapons of choice in this, and the most successful.
I know a bunch of people here are focused on might makes right, but that's a bit of a narrow minded view in this day in age. Don't get me wrong, it is a little disappointing that we can't do more militarily. But even if we could, I'm not sure how much it would help anyway. Would it start a civil war? A new cold war? Just marching in and telling Russia to leave could be very risky anyway.
It's an incredibly nuanced situation and just saying 'Obama needs to step up and show Putin who's boss' really adds nothing to the conversation.