they certainly deserve "complete destruction" for this ukraine business. but the russian people are not really behind this madness. (it is convenient to say "putin" but really the duma and oligarchs are equally guilty.
While it is true that the Russian People are not behind the assault upon Ukraine...
It IS true that the Russian People continue to support and enable Vladimir Putin...
I understand that they do not have a long-standing tradition of democratic governance...
I understand that the "Russian Soul" is accustomed to having a Strong Man running the show...
But they are rational, intelligent human beings with access to the history and wisdom of the entire world...
They have the Ultimate Power to better govern themselves and to become a better neighbor and co-resident of this planet...
And yet they have not yet managed to organize themselves well enough to overthrow the pointless autocracy of Russia...
The choice is theirs...
And they continue to pay for their own Bad Choices...
Perhaps one day they'll stop hitting themselves in the head with a rusty old hammer and sickle...
But I'm not holding my breath as to when that will happen...
Perhaps my grandchildren will live to see that day...
Meanwhile, lines drawn in the sand need to be eenforced...
Something that Barack Obama taught us in Syria some years ago, right?