...Russia, unlike Germany in 1940, does not possess the most threatening land army in the history of the world. There is also no sound line of reasoning to indicate that Russia, unlike Germany in 1940 and 1941 and 1942, has embarked on a mission to seize control of Continental Europe and destroy the US....Putin, in short, is not Hitler, and Russia is not Nazi Germany. Putin would have to be extremely careful about trying to take down any other former satellite states. At this point, he would be lucky to get some territory from Ukraine....

What American leaders and our European friends must do now is think hard about whether Zelensky’s uncompromising position is in his best interest, our best interest or the best interest of the other NATO countries....

Zelensky has rallied his own people and the West overall. We must, however, conceptualize the war with Russia for what it is and not treat it as a replay of 20th-century fascism or the Cold War.

Let’s not mislead ourselves into thinking we are fighting World War II. If we do, we may indeed end up fighting World War III. jpost.com/opinion/article-727974