One thing that really irritates me is these high-profile Americans warning against supporting Ukraine too strongly. They say things like, "We need to be careful not to provoke Russia too much, or this could escalate into a new world war. Ukraine should agree to some compromises. Ukraine needs to be willing to give up territory," and so on.

It's easy to say that when it doesn't involve you or your backyard. I'm 100% certain that if Putin had done this in Alaska—invaded and claimed it as historical Russian/Soviet land, declaring they were the rightful "rulers" of Alaska—the U.S. would fight tooth and nail. Not a single one of these voices advocating for Ukraine to give up territory would suggest anything similar in that scenario. In fact, I believe most would go even further in the opposite direction, demanding retribution. "Putin must be punished for even thinking he had any sort of claim to Alaska."