I do not like what Putin represents but I can’t help wishing we had an American statesman of his caliber. I worry what will happen if we push him (and Russia) too deeply into a corner. As John Ross wrote in his masterpiece, Unintended Consequences; “Stripping a motivated people of their dignity and rubbing their noses in it is a very bad idea.” We did that with both Germany and Japan and look what happened.
“Stripping a motivated people of their dignity and rubbing their noses in it is a very bad idea.” Hmmm, sounds like what Putin is doing to Ukraine and his own people. Is that what you meant?