about 7 more tweets.
I’m very much in David’s space. Sanctions are fine, weapons are even better, but it is past time to have the discussion what more we can do To me subjecting the Ukrainians to a decade-long occupation to let sanction work, or even a 6-month long purge of Putin’s enemy in Ukraine is not acceptable. I am willing to put up with higher prices, lower stock market, seeing twitter shut down, and all Neflix shows being replaced by Putin propaganda, maybe even lose QT3 for 6 months. I’m even willing to put with increased fear of nuclear war breaking out.
A nuclear-armed Russia and the US have been tangling with each other for 70 years. During that time we directly killed hundreds of each of soldiers, sailors, and airman and scores of each other civilians. Weapons supplies to each other proxies,in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and 1/2 dozen smaller conflicts have sent tens of thousands home in body bags. Russians have shot two airliners, we shot done one.
Russia pilotted MIGs Vietnam, plus manned MIGs sites in Vietnam, and Iraq for a dozen years and shot down numerous US planes. We in turn have killed Russian technicians manning SAM sites , and suspected weapons factories.
Our planes have buzzed each other ships, got into a couple of mid-air collisions and near misses at sea. We salvaged each other wrecks. Hacked each other computer systems.
This doesn’t count the unseen battles, special operations, directed energy weapons, assassination attempts, oh and lets not forget making Trump win the 2016 election. In short, the cold war has been mighty hot at times.
So, anyone who says categorically that if we do X, Russia will do Y, war will breakout, and nuclear missiles will be launched, has NOT been paying close enough attention to the last 70 years nor the survival instincts of leaders on both sides.
The chess axiom also applies “the threat is stronger than the execution”
