Leaving aside the probability that such a move could easily lead to miscalculation - and thus an escalation to a thermonuclear exchange - the reason is that the United States' interest in Ukraine does not merit such action. Please note, this is not to say that the USA has no strategic interests in Ukraine, but rather such interests are secondary and derivative.
It being best to start by recalling that through most of American history, Ukraine was part of Imperial Russia and from 1920 to 1991 the Soviet Union. This having no noticeable or deleterious impact on the American global strategic position. This then making the deployment of troops to Ukraine, with its concomitant risk of war, and likely nuclear war at that, disproportionate.
Ukraine's current significance to the USA is rather based on its impact on several NATO allies. This especially true of Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Romania and to a lesser extent Hungary. The loss of Ukraine to Russia, absent American security assurances to those aforementioned states, would undermine their strategic position and likely result in the collapse of NATO.
Please also note that the dispute over Ukraine has already, in any case, divided NATO. Britain has been aggressive about sending weapons and diplomatic support to Ukraine. By contrast, Germany is seeking to develop its economic and trade ties with Russia, while using NATO security assurances to protect its own security interests. France, (with some sotto voce help from Italy) in all this, has been quietly seeking to entangle Russia more deeply in Europe, thereby making it a counterweight to German influence in the EU.
Put simply, there is a tangle of conflicting interests not just between NATO and Russia, but within NATO. For the United States to step in with a direct military intervention would likely please Poland, the Baltic States, Romania and the UK, but it would shatter German ties with NATO. This then effectively render NATO "null and void" as it is the fastest strategic access point to eastern Europe, including Russia.
Further, any confrontation between the United States and Russia plays out to the strategic advantage of the People's Republic of China. If the Americans and Russians are engaged in a conflict, (again, assuming that it does not go nuclear in which events all bets are off), China is left a free hand toward Taiwan and the South China Sea, This also meaning, in effect, that the USA would be abandoning Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Thailand.
Put simply, the United States cannot walk away from Ukraine, but its interests require that it avoid war. If Russia invades Ukraine, there is little beyond diplomatic and economic sanctions that the United States can offer. A direct military conflict between the USA and Russia would split NATO, to the latter's advantage, and give China a free hand.
This is a game of three dimensional chess and not simply a test of wills. The historic interests of the major European powers are at play and in this case American direct interests are secondary. For the USA, this is about reassuring NATO's eastern flank, balancing the interests of NATO's other major members - the UK, France, Germany and Italy - in order to keep the alliance whole, and to avoid driving Russia and China closer together.
This is not a mere contest of muscle. Suffice to add that it would be profoundly dangerous to see it in such simplistic terms.
because ukraine is not part of nato... interesting though when last week a us sub was found in russian waters on the eastern coat, they ran like little babies when told to get out... anyway regardless of that, this is all a political move by biden to show some kind of strngth before the mid terms... russia always holds millitary exercises this time of year at its western border and has no plans at all to enter ukraine even if the majority in that donetsk region actually support annexation... bout time you look beyond the mainstream media headlines matey
I’m guessing Ukraine isn’t important enough to US interests to put troops in harms way.
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Because if there is a war, which there will not be because Germany, which is what this is really all about, is a bitch, they will be mown down like ants. You're not playing in some kiddie kintergarten like Iraq or Libya. You're trying to fkn Cosplay Napoleon or Hitler or Charles II or Ghangis Khan. All four of which got their arses handed to them cold. Go on and do it if you have a death wish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mz0Nn3kGZg Because Biden isn't completely stupid... I hope.
Remember the assassination of top Iranian commander Soleimani that was ordered by then president Trump? Iran vowed revenge and Trump responded there would be payback if any American soldiers were. Well Iran did launch a missle attack on American held Iraqi base Ain al-assad. Luckily no Americans were seriously injured so Trump was able to shrug it off and save face. Something he couldn't have done so easily if there had been American casualties.
Both Biden and Putin know open conflict between Russia and the United States means we both lose. So it's a war of attrition through disinformation and political theater and influence. Putin wants to just make us look weak. I'm not saying he WON'T invade Ukraine if he thinks he can get away with it. But that's the point. This is a political game. He seeing how far he can push without us actually responding.
I mean the US hasn't had the greatest track record in foreign soil wars in the past 70 years since world war 2. Every war comes with huge casualties and ends in a stalemate so maybe it's time to switch things up you know.
No point getting people killed over things that can be resolved in a meeting room.
And I am by no mean a pacifist but it doesn't mean it's a good idea to get people killed over ego
US CAN"T BEAT RUSSIA in RUSSIA. Troops would die , be sent home and grave pissed on by media and Biden would just check his watch the whole time. Then we would fight a war with Russia we can't win for 50 years and Americans would die by the thousands year in and year out.
US troops would have no chance against the Russians, they're far better trained, although their technology is inferior, they are far more determined to win, and have strong leaders behind them. Let Russia do their thing and worry about domestic affairs because if Russia invaded us, our cowardly NATO allies wouldn't do a damn thing.
You have.
It's why Putin is pissed.
You sound like the sort of dumbass that would turn up at your neighbours house with a loaded gun. Then call the cops to claim they are "threatening" to you.
Because Ukraine is a sovereign country, is not part of NATO and has not requested any troops.
The only troops that have been there are those training the Ukrainians military since 2015.
That's not going to happen... Uranium one will come out. Your puppet masters will be arrested and executed. They are already on the chopping block. The revolution will not be televised...
Because Russia has a whopping big army and nuclear weapons. America couldn't defeat the taliban in Afghanistan so do you really want millions to die over Ukraine.
Ukraine is not a NATO member. We have no obligation to them in any way.
Will you volunteer to carry and M-4 or like most Democrats, you want someone else to do it for you?
Simple Biden wants Russia to invade so he can start a war.
That would escalate things. It's like in Syria where the Russians checked Obama/Biden from invading
I don’t think that is a smart move, atm.
Why is Ukraine my business?
as that would be all out war.
There are already several bases set up in Ukraine.
When has it worked in the last 50 years?
I don't think peoplr want an all out war
no. terrible idea
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