Close to War

With the Crimea crisis under way in Eastern Europe many people are thinking that not only is the Ukrainian army going to war but the United States might as well. This could lead to even more chaos that the world does not need. It will affect the world economy and will threaten national security all over the world. So would this even be a good idea for Russia to invade Ukraine and take over? For Russia it might be a good thing but for the rest of the globe it could be catastrophic.

 

            Russia has been threatening to take over Ukraine ever since uprisings in Kiev has led to chaos in the eastern corner of Europe. Not only has it been stressful for the people for people of Ukraine but it has put pressure on the United States and all of the major third world powers. Sanctions have been put in place by the United States and by the United Nations. If Russia does in fact invade and take over Ukraine it might turn in to a full blown war in Europe and could impact the world in ways we haven’t seen before.

 

            Even though sanctions have been put in place it really does no good for the most part. Russia is going to do what they think is best for themselves and try to carry its power further west. Right now there are 40,000 Russian troops on the border of Ukraine. This is just a ticking time bomb. Once one soldier crosses over into Ukrainian territory it will be hell. A war between the two nations will lead to many casualties and will lead to retaliation by the United States. Even though the U.S is most likely going to help out Ukraine it is just going to lead to more problems for us. This has nothing to do with us. No Americans have been killed, injured, or captured so there is no point for us to get involved.

           

            The main reason the United States doesn’t want Russia to expand is because of power. The more Putin expands the more influence he has on these broken countries. It goes back to the Cold War days where the United States wanted to contain Communism just too a few places. The more Russia expands the more Communism expands as well. This is the last thing that America wants. We want to promote democracy and that is what we will do if this happens to become a war. We do not want Russia to become any more powerful than they are now and the only country that can halt the Russians is the United States and we will do anything possible to make sure that we come out triumphant and leave the Russians in a desperate position.