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or something else made him take the fateful step.

Bingo. There are now only a small group of FR's that are still saying this, but nobody wants to hear.

Putin, with lots of help, is taking down the Deep State Cabal inflicting the entire world for the last century.

Time to hold Putin's beer. (and DJT's)

Or, keep ignoring, the choice is yours.

[Yossarian]

Putin, with lots of help, is taking down the Deep State Cabal inflicting the entire world for the last century.

This is not the Four-Dimensional-Chess you've been looking for.

Oddball reactions by a player in a conflict is never Four-Dimensional-Chess. They're just convoluted and often desperate reactions, usually because that player has no actual effective options. Or the player is just stupid.