[MercyFlush]

“No I wish no harm to a contained adversary”

Neither do I. But where the feckless Russians won’t stay inside their own borders then they are hardly ‘contained’.

And their little stunt of flying nuclear armed bombers with fighter escorts into Swedish territorial airspace earlier this year demonstrated their contempt for their neighbors.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/russian-planes-in-swedish-airspace-were-equipped-with-nuclear-weapons-according-to-report/ar-AAVFIl0

While I remain hopeful for a peaceful future with Russia if the price of peace requires laying waste to Russia then so be it. Russian forces must return home for there to be a lasting peace.

Otherwise I support the destruction of the lingering Russian rump of the Soviet Union.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

—> But where the feckless Russians won’t stay inside their own borders then they are hardly ‘contained’.

I think he acted logically, based on the words and actions of western leaders.