The west must fight Putin, now in Ukraine on their terms, or soon in a place and time and terms of Putin’s choosing.
Putin is only successful (that is, remains in power) as long as the west remains afraid of him using nukes. Once the west overcomes that fear, and wagers that enough Russians in the nuclear chain of command will refuse to carry out Putin’s orders to launch nuclear strikes, only then will Putin’s genocide be stopped. If The Russians love their children as much as everyone else does, Putin’s order to start WWIII will not be obeyed. If the west is too cowardly to take the risk, then we still get a slow motion WWIII, maybe without nuclear war, but with plenty of death and suffering.
If cowardice wins, prepare to sacrifice the children of the Baltics, perhaps Poland, Slovakia and other countries Putin will seize if he is not stopped in Ukraine. The west doesn’t have the stomach nor stamina to sustain sanctions for much longer (Hungary, Italy and Germany are already balking at extending/increasing sanctions), and dictators around the world are watching with great interest to see the next steps the west takes.
The fear that Putin might use nuclear weapons will not swiftly evaporate if the mythical, magical Article Five is invoked by an invaded NATO nation. No, if the west’s fear of WWIII is not overcome now, with Ukraine, then Putin will seize the Baltics with as much ease as Hitler took the Sudetenland. If Trump is reinstalled in the White House, he may even give Putin written permission to do so, just like Neville Chamberlain did with Hitler.
The choice isn’t whether or not to fight Putin, only where and when.
The world will have to face Putin’s threat of Armageddon, stare it unflinchingly in the face, and see if humanity prevails in avoiding WWIII.
As long as Putin remains in power, it cannot be avoided, only delayed for a little while.
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