I feel for the Swedes, but they are going to have to go through a lot more hurt and pain before they figure out what they need to do. As the hurt and pain will achieve a therapeutic catharsis, I wish them to have more of it.
Yes, at this point a Russian invasion is starting to look like the lesser of two evils.
"...lesser of two evils..."
Yes, it's a bit like feeling sorry for Oedipus and Jocasta. It's not like they weren't warned.
A big difference though is that there's nothing heroic about the Swedes.