re: #196 JC1

Finally, although this is Putin’s fault, we (US, NATO, and Germany) allowed this to happen by not seeing the threat that Putin posed with clear eyes and acting aggressively sooner. I think that the world has largely woken up, and I take a bit of solace in that.

Let’s not forget who was in the White House 2017-2020. I expect there was plenty of clear thinking happening — and being suppressed by the policy makers at the time. And NATO has always been too eager to let the US take the lead (no matter how much they bitch about it). I hope the tfg experience has shown that they need contingency plans at least, in case another such leader takes power. The military buildup is a good start.