Russia already took Crimea, nobody did anything about it.
Like how America did not stop China from taking Huangyan Island (Scarborough shoal) from the Philippines, despite the US-Philippines mutual defence treaty.
Why US need to do anything? and lol What that have to do with my point
Infact, by saying what you are saying is a 2 way street, i have already accepted your position of US wont go to war with Russia for Ukraine, what i said is you seems to missed the point on Russia would also not keen on going allout war for ukraine either
And how are you so sure on US does not contribute on the Ukraine matter when Russian took Crimea?
Ukraine only have 1 Brigade that's ready for fighting before all this started, that's about 4500 men. Their total ground force size is roughly 10 times that and the fighting made up a lot of local militia, which were highly untrained.
Now, I would say this is probably enough when Ukrainian security force go after the equally rag-tagged rebel, but against covert Spetsnaz and the GRU Commando that the Russian say they were not sending? They can't even measure up. Also with 4000+ Para the Russian weren't officially sending, Ukrainian security force cannot even counter any of their offensive as the first couple of week show. But come back and look at it, why the situation now is in a stalemate of some sort?? Either The Ukrainian got that good with just 4 or 5 months fighting, or there are some external factors lol.
In the end, why do US have to get involved directly? When it's ok if we just help things smooth out a bit, I don't see the Russian + Rebel getting anywhere but the Eastern Border, and it really depend on how long Russia can hold under the current economical quagmire.
About scarborough shaol. Well if you care to think or remember, US left Philippine in the 1991, they have rejected 5he base treaty and the defence treaty and kick US out of Clark and Subic bay, what we have now only visiting force agreement. so what do you expect when they kick the American out in the first place?
lol you are really hard to please, when American poke its nose on someone else business and you are saying that we are interfering, when the American stay out of their business and you are wondering where is the American. Dude, take one stance, and one stance only, please