Comment by kweingar
5 years ago
Sanctions vs invasion is a false dichotomy. It presumes that either of those things will cause better outcomes than not doing them, and that these are the only two things that could be done.
The burden is on supporters of war/sanctions to demonstrate that these measures can be reasonably expected to improve the situation. By itself, "well we can't just do nothing!" is not a good argument for taking a specific course of action.
You may have missed it in the heat of the moment, but the invasion and the war are already in full swing - by Russia. No matter what you decide, the war and the invasion are already there.
You may have missed it in the heat of the moment, but the GP comment was arguing for invading Russia instead of imposing sanctions (for those of us who don't think sanctions will help anything), as if those were the two only options.
I did miss it in the heat of the moment. You’re right.