Again, I don't disagree with any of that. The West uses Russia as an excuse to keep defense spending high. Indeed, I believe more strongly than you in it because it will break Russia apart again and even more will suffer.

But none of that makes Putin a good guy.

As I often point out, Putin sells oil to China which uses it to build shit for us. We could stop buying that stuff and Russia would have to pull out of Ukraine. But no. Just like we won't stop giving Israel bombs to blows up whatever inconveniences them.

All we can do is help anyone who looks for observations they won't find anywhere else. Cheers Joe!