We Need to Get Tough with Russia, Now

Everyone should listen to Gen. Dunford’s warning of an ‘existential’ threat to the U.S.

We are at a crucial juncture in the conflict over Ukraine and the West’s relationship with Russia. Obama’s restraint has been wise at one level, but Washington’s tendency has been to move this issue to the back burner and hope it stays there. Yet there is little reason to think that it will—and also little reason to believe that a new U.S. president in 18 months, who will probably be harder-line in dealing with Vladimir Putin than Barack Obama has been, will be able to fix the situation either.
As Gen. Joseph Dunford, the incoming Joint Chiefs chairman, told the Senate Armed Services Committee at his confirmation hearing last week: “If you want to talk about a nation that could pose an existential threat to the United States, I would have to point to Russia. … If you look at their behavior, it’s nothing short of alarming,”..................

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