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Mitakuye Oyasin
So, the reporting that we're getting this morning regarding Putin's most recent comments about the way forward in Ukraine is beyond disturbing. IMO, this just got uncomfortably scary.
I've been following (mostly) the New York Times reporting on this conflict - which has been nothing short of excellent.
I'm not saying anything original or new here - but it is increasingly obvious that this thing is not likely to end well no matter what "the end" looks like. That was widely reported at the outset of this conflict. And the worst case scenario(s) are absolutely horrific to consider.
The guy (Putin) has unbelievable pressure mounting. His claims of how this would go were not correct or even believable at the outset. But now the absurdity of those claims are out in the sunlight on the world stage. He looks like a fool. And, for the moment, he's losing this thing in key areas. And he's got the international community pissed because huge economies are under increasing strain. No doubt, other than the US and our European allies - countries like India and China have got to be tiring of his recklessness. I think he certainly received that message when he recently met with Xi.
And, of course, he's facing mounting pressure from within Russia as well.... popularly, politically.
It's hard to imagine a scenario where a person with his level of ego, pride, bravado, and bluster handles this well and simply "does the right thing" (retreat with his tail between his legs). That's not going to happen.
Which begs the question - where is this headed, how does this thing play out..... how does it end? Like I said - I don't think he's a guy who is simply going to walk home crying with a bloody nose.
It's an odd but very real thing - that "success" for the Ukrainian military and it's allies in the form of kicking Russia's ass makes ALL of us A LOT more in danger.
I've been following (mostly) the New York Times reporting on this conflict - which has been nothing short of excellent.
I'm not saying anything original or new here - but it is increasingly obvious that this thing is not likely to end well no matter what "the end" looks like. That was widely reported at the outset of this conflict. And the worst case scenario(s) are absolutely horrific to consider.
The guy (Putin) has unbelievable pressure mounting. His claims of how this would go were not correct or even believable at the outset. But now the absurdity of those claims are out in the sunlight on the world stage. He looks like a fool. And, for the moment, he's losing this thing in key areas. And he's got the international community pissed because huge economies are under increasing strain. No doubt, other than the US and our European allies - countries like India and China have got to be tiring of his recklessness. I think he certainly received that message when he recently met with Xi.
And, of course, he's facing mounting pressure from within Russia as well.... popularly, politically.
It's hard to imagine a scenario where a person with his level of ego, pride, bravado, and bluster handles this well and simply "does the right thing" (retreat with his tail between his legs). That's not going to happen.
Which begs the question - where is this headed, how does this thing play out..... how does it end? Like I said - I don't think he's a guy who is simply going to walk home crying with a bloody nose.
It's an odd but very real thing - that "success" for the Ukrainian military and it's allies in the form of kicking Russia's ass makes ALL of us A LOT more in danger.
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