re: Will we look like fools if the administration keeps spouting off about Ukraine

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I am not sure I follow your line of thinking.

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In 2008 the armed forces of Georgia reclaimed Georgian territory that had been occupied by Russian forces since the first Ossetian war in the early 90s. This led to the Russians sending troops into areas of Georgia as well as a brief naval engagement. At the time, Cheney issued this statement:

"Russian aggression must not go unanswered, and its continuation would have serious consequences for its relations with the United States, as well as the broader international community." [emphasis added]

To this day parts of Georgia are still under occupation by Russian armed forces.

Fast forward to today and we see the Russians beginning to gear up for a similar invasion of Ukraine under the similar pretense of defending ethnic Russians from oppression. Similarly our current administration issues vague warnings. And NOW 'we' want to know if THESE warnings will make us look foolish. My question is, if past, similar, warnings were issued to no effect, did it make us look foolish? If 'no', then why would we look foolish this time? If 'yes', then why all the acrimony over Obama doing the same thing the Bush admin did?

It looks like the Obama admin is being held to a different standard than that of the Bush admin.