We’ve watched in slow motion as Russia has built up over 150,000 troops on and within Ukraine’s borders. Russia has threatened war, likely imminent, prompting the Ukrainian government to call on NATO and the United States to help defend its sovereignty.

Forty years ago, defending a sovereign country from Russian aggression was practically the mission statement for U.S. foreign policy. Now?

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