Looks like Brandon is now going to war over the Ukraine situation. It's not like he has pressing domestic concerns or anything.
Biden vs. Putin.
Should be interesting.
Going to war with Russia in winter has been tried before, and failed.
I guess "going to war" is technically true should actual fighting break out. But to me, "going to war" sounds like you're instigating the war rather than defending a friend (which is what this situation actually is). The party spoiling for a fight is Putin, not Brandon. You should also know that Brandon has said sending US troops is a nonstarter.
While we're on the topic, Biden's answer about invasion/level of incursion was absolutely boneheaded. And the cleanup the White House is doing today means that they know he goofed up. His political career has always included intermittently saying the wrong thing, and he lived up to that yesterday with that response.
However, the only people that can criticize Biden on this had to have also criticized Trump when he threatened NATO and wouldn't commit (or commit then backtrack) to defending NATO allies. Before the usual parties say, "TDS" bringing up Trump is relevant here. Despite Ukraine not being a full NATO member, NATO officials have been involved in diplomatic talks with Russia. Despite Ukraine not being a full NATO member, in some way NATO will likely be involved in any military response to Russian aggression. Had Trump gone through with his wish to pull the US out of NATO, NATO would either be toothless or gone. After he had publicly said he'd back the allies in 2017, by 2018 he was back to saying (in private) that he still wanted to pull the US out of the treaty. It also happens that the country that will primarily benefit from NATO's absence or US absence in NATO is...(drum roll!) Russia.
So yeah Biden's attempt at a nuanced answer was a stupid one that he was wise to revise. But we've also had previous public postures that were ultimately revised that would have essentially let Russia in beyond Crimea. Biden should be called out, but we also need perspective.