Trouble is, Jon, you are not wanting to address the point, namely the overriding, simple and uncomplicated fact of the U.S./U.K. invasion of Iraq or the Saudis bombing of Yemen with British made weapons. Do you condemn those with the same vitriol you reserve for Putin or not? A simple yes or no will suffice.
So, am I to conclude that you think Putin is a psychopath? Genuine question. I don't know; he may be but, as far as I'm concerned, that just puts him in the same boat as most other western leaders, our own BoJo included. Let's assume he is a complete psychopath: then surely his adversaries and critics would be well advised to redouble their efforts to try and understand what his motivations and objectives are? (For the record, that's where I'm at.) As it is, all I hear - either here on this thread or on MSM - are people projecting onto him what they think. This is as childish as it is futile. Shouting from the rooftops that Putin is a murderous nut-job will do nothing other than pour fuel onto the fire. It's a stupefyingly stupid thing to do. If this conflict goes nuclear, it'll be as much our (collective) fault as it will be Putin's.
As things stand, the west profits from this war on numerous levels (for reasons I've detailed earlier in this thread), so our leaders are not thinking about how to end it but, conversely, how to prolong it without it getting out of hand. That's incredibly dangerous as it's gambling with all our lives. It's morally reprehensible and, in my book, makes them (almost) as responsible for the outcome as it does Putin.
Tim.
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