It is an almost impossible threading of a needle

making Russia and Putin pay a very heavy cost without totally backing an undemocratic despot into a corner where he settles on scorched earth .

I'll say what I said yesterday, short term this will have a dissatisfying end for the West and probably a disastrous end for Ukraine. Although in time it might/hopefully be the beginning of the end for Putin and Russia, as it operates today.

In response to this post by bigbadbird

Posted: 03/09/2022 at 12:28PM

Russian bastards bombed a maternity and childrens hospital ** -- OXVT 03/09/2022 11:51AM

The end game of this war seems very simple -- Stockleybridge 03/09/2022 2:16PM

Yes. The destruction and death was futile but people -- fordham 03/10/2022 09:11AM

"Meh, plenty more people" - every Russian leader for past 500 years ** -- HokieNoVA 03/09/2022 1:02PM

We are still deciding on the planes - they won't bomb anyone else if we -- bigbadbird 03/09/2022 11:56AM

It is an almost impossible threading of a needle -- Vippie1 03/09/2022 12:28PM

We are sending everything else- why are planes different ? ** -- bigbadbird 03/09/2022 12:34PM

I don't know if we should or shouldn't do so -- Vippie1 03/09/2022 12:49PM

The west led the Ukraine down a bad path. -- mancunian 03/09/2022 1:02PM

And now are arguing about planes - agree ** -- bigbadbird 03/09/2022 1:42PM

Don't misunderstand me...the idea of a no-fly zone or providing -- mancunian 03/09/2022 1:56PM

I don't know about all of it- but the west has implied they would be there -- bigbadbird 03/09/2022 2:00PM

If Putin is going to target hospitals and schools, he should expect -- TabbHokie 03/09/2022 12:56PM

Bit of semantics, but is Russia targeting schools & hospitals? -- HWA 03/09/2022 2:33PM

So you are prepared to not -- Vippie1 03/09/2022 1:37PM

Nato planes operating to set up no fly zone are going to shoot at Rus or ge -- ColoVT82 03/09/2022 12:48PM

I get that Putin may choose to interpret it that way, but how's it differ -- Late 80s Hokie 03/09/2022 12:51PM

I think it's because either 1)UKR pilot takes off from NATO base or 2)NATO -- Fatman 03/09/2022 1:02PM

It's weak sauce. When Putin made his nuke threat -- Fatman 03/09/2022 12:03PM

It is an almost impossible threading of a needle

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