I believe they are a tool of peaceful diplomacy.
Putin's actions must not stand and will not go unchallenged.
It is a mistake in my view to wait either for Putin to move Russian tanks across the border...
Russia can still step back from supporting separatism and violence and do the right thing.
Instead of funding schools and hospitals... we have squandered our national wealth on adventurism.
Yet for too long stagnant Federal funding has made it difficult to maintain this competitive edge.
Moscow asserts that both the interim government in Ukraine and the May 25 elections are illegitimate.
These actions represent a wholesale rejection of the goal of a Europe whole, free, and at peace.
The people of Russia are being cheated of their democratic rights.
I am not shy when it comes to the use of sanctions because I believe they can be an effective tool of peaceful diplomacy.
If the authoritarian tyrant Vladimir Putin is allowed to get away with his unprovoked attack against his neighbor, a blatant violation of th...