America's Military Option in Ukreain

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It has been weeks since the crisis in Ukraine begun. Every nation pledged their support for Ukraine in their own ways to help Ukraine and its people out of this crisis that begun after a massive protest toppled the pro-Russian president out of Kiev. The pledged help is meant to help Ukraine out of the crisis and build a democratic, stable Ukraine in the near future. But throughout the support for help, not every nation has the same idea how to help to overcome the problem that the country is facing. Most notably, the European Union, Russia, and the United States are very involved in Ukraine’s matter from the beginning. The Russians already deployed their troops in Crimea to protect the ethnic Russian people live in the region. The United States and European Union, however, are totally against Russian involvement in Ukraine’s matter and threatened to impose sanctions on Russia. Recently, the United States moved its war ship to black sea peninsula which raised an important question: should America ever involved militarily to help the Kiev’s government push the Russian troops out of Crimea? Many critics have voiced their opposition of any kinds of military interference by the United States. Even the GOP, who are close to taking military action for any threat against America’s interest, or its allies are not as supportive this time even though there still are some hard line republicans who will support a military involvement. I believe any kind of military intervention would be a costly move for America as it could cause to long term war, economic damage, and loss of life.
Military involvement in Ukraine could lead the U.S to engage in long term war with Russia. The Kiev’s acting government would love to have America’s military suppo...

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... idea to try diplomatic solutions to find a common ground that will satisfy both the people the region and the international community.

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