John McCain actually said...

I believe we need a global alliance to deal with it.

Weakness is not something that we should show, because people like Mr. Putin will draw the wrong conclusions.

I believe his calculation--and it's a correct one--is that we get paralyzed by the fear of escalation and by the fear of confrontation.

If we continue to wring our hands and continue to be dominated by fears... then Russian aggression will not just advance in the Middle East.