[ky3]

Are you arguing two wrongs make a right? This most recent wrong would likely gestate an even worse authoritarian regime than the earlier wrong.

Where is the right you're seeing?

[ericmay]

By that logic the US shouldn’t get involved in any other foreign entanglement or global police action because of unintended consequences. Tell me, who from the international community will seize Russian shadow fleet oil tankers evading sanctions!

Wait! Crap!

We can’t sanction Russia - if we do it might destabilize the Russian dictator and if he goes out a worse authoritarian regime might come to power!

[ky3]

Which nation did Maduro invade again? Did you confuse Venezuela with Russia?

> By that logic the US shouldn’t get involved in any other foreign entanglement or global police action because of unintended consequences.

Strawman. No-one is claiming that.