The quiet part may have to be said outloud to Putin and his propagandists

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Putin's media is again suggesting that Russia should sieze Alaska and California (along with Finland, Poland, and the Baltic States).

Some think-tankers believe that Russia is trapped in its traditional mindset toward other nations... for them Russia -and its successful leaders -must- look like a territory grabbing conquerors to meet the demands of the Russian mindset. Certainly, Russia seems more interested in the imperial Ponzi scheme than in developing trade relations, which are not only cheaper than war, but also hold opportunities for intellectual alliances that produce new products and trade.

And, personally I'm tired of their bullying going without an outloud answer. It looks like Putin and his minions are playing the West, except for France, to be cowards, frozen by fear in their response to Russia's aggressions. We know, or at least think we know, that Russia is quite wrong on this. The West, if not the U.S. alone, has extraordinary military power, and it actually WORKS. It's not made up of 'hyper' or 'super' weapons that don't work (like their supposed unstoppable hypersonic missile Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (NATO designated 'Killjoy'. That missile couldn't reach its claimed maximum range without cutting its explosive load by 90%. One hundred pounds of high explosive is a SMALL tactical warhead, a weight carried by US figher aircraft early in WWII).

But Putin and Co. won't STFU. It seems it's time to adopt a more Macron like position... As Putin talks about the using his (dubiously fully capable) nuclear force against anyone who threatens (in his self-determined super genius mind) the existence of Russia, we should say the part that has remained quiet outloud: The US will defend US territorial integrity, even to the use of nuclear weapons against a transgressor.

This is no secret certainly not a secret to Putin and his military. So, it is not really an escalation. It's a demonstration to Russia and our Allies, of our resolve. And it's Fair Notice for him to begin to curb his attempt to propagandize his own people into popular support of greater Russian imperial-style aggression.

This is a link to the recent example of Russian propagandizing their population to believe they should own Alaska and parts of California.

https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Russian+Media+Again+Suggests+Russia+Should+Take+Alaska&qpvt=Russian+media+again+suggests+Russia+should+take+alaska&FORM=EWRE