While I agree with the ideas here, I'm not so sure we could have helped rebuild Russia after the Soviet collapse. But we definitely could have kept our promises about NATO.I'm pretty sure DoggyDaddy was riled up about something I said in another thread and it bled over here. Hence the ad hominem NPR comment.
(Sorry DD if I got too active in that other thread)
Warring nation states should be punished, but if that punishment is too harsh (deserved for not), you end up hurting your own nation in the long run.
I was listening to (not an NPR) podcast and the guest was making the point that we should have helped rebuild Russia after the USSR collapse...
Ah, it was Hardcore History Addendum and the guest was Max Brooks.