What if? What if Russia decided they were gonna to annex ALL of Ukraine?

 Helluva what if huh?

What do you think would be the fallout?  I think (just my opinion can't wait to hear yours) that at first the whole world would sit back and say WTF!

Then you'd see some tepid attempts at sanctions.  You'd see Finland join NATO poste haste.  I think you'd see all kinds of military activity in Africa and the Middle East.

Immigration would explode.

The stock market would crumble.

The world might be on the verge of a great depression but the MIC would be smiling all the way to the bank (worldwide...American, European, Asian...all military corporations would profit like crazy).

Oil prices would go sky high.

Cold War 2.0 on steroids as everyone takes a hardline against Russia except China and the rest of the usual suspects.

I think you would see a solid line between east and west, north and south globally.

Globalization would finally die a well deserved death but confidence in US leadership would fall to an all time low, the US military (wrongfully) will take a public relations hit and it would be the end of the Biden Admin in all but holding office.  Any chance at a new agenda would be over.

Right wing movements all over the world would be on the rise as people rush to seek security in a world gone crazy.

It would be a mess like we haven't seen in my lifetime I think.

Interesting.

I have never understood why Ukraine would turn into a high stakes game but we played in that pit and now we might get bit.

If Putin does invade.

If even half of my scenario plays out could anyone say that Ukraine is worth it?

I don't think so.

But I'm in the camp of solving America's problems first before we start trying to save the world.