Europe

Three Questions for Ukraine Hawks

Handle With Care

America never fussed over Ukraine before, so why exactly should we now? Before we defend the country, we must understand what we’re willing to sacrifice to preserve its borders.

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Watch an hour of cable—and I’m talking MSNBC; forget Fox—and you might well come away from the hyper-ventilations thinking that we will or should go to war over Vladimir Putin’s takeover of Crimea.

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