Well...I get your opinion and most of the time...that's where I lean as well. At the same time....could we say that Putin is counting on everyone being so afraid of WW3 that we allow him to do what he wants with Ukraine? At what point is it not ok and we step in?
I made the point last week too...that the longer we wait...the more the si…
Well...I get your opinion and most of the time...that's where I lean as well. At the same time....could we say that Putin is counting on everyone being so afraid of WW3 that we allow him to do what he wants with Ukraine? At what point is it not ok and we step in?
I made the point last week too...that the longer we wait...the more the situation is worse and harder to extricate him out of Ukraine.
Perhaps you're right and we'll find out that there are means to depose of leaders without going to war. If Russia can't trade with anyone and is made to be a real pariah...perhaps the Russian people will take of this themselves. Of course...that's a pretty dicey prospect as well...if Putin feels cornered by his own people.
Is Putin a rational actor? That certainly seems debatable at this point.
Well...I get your opinion and most of the time...that's where I lean as well. At the same time....could we say that Putin is counting on everyone being so afraid of WW3 that we allow him to do what he wants with Ukraine? At what point is it not ok and we step in?
I made the point last week too...that the longer we wait...the more the situation is worse and harder to extricate him out of Ukraine.
Perhaps you're right and we'll find out that there are means to depose of leaders without going to war. If Russia can't trade with anyone and is made to be a real pariah...perhaps the Russian people will take of this themselves. Of course...that's a pretty dicey prospect as well...if Putin feels cornered by his own people.
Is Putin a rational actor? That certainly seems debatable at this point.