Ukraine Quickies
Few news stories of the past several years have inspired me more than the Ukrainian resistance against the Russian invasion. To wit…
This guy… I mean…. what a hero.
But all joking aside. Leadership matters. Zelensky is walking the walk. he has managed the impossible, unite the American populace over a cause. LOOK AT THIS POLL….
THAT SAID, be wary of triumphalism. I’m no war historian, but 5 days or so… it’s (wrestling reference alert)…. the first two lockups in an iron man match.
Ukrainians, I have learned, have a gift for communication on social media, it’s awesome. Therefore, it’s easy for those outside the theater to be influenced by the selective framing. Things can change on a dime, and Russia is rather LARGE country with a BIG military… but is it trained well?
Further… Is a total Putin humiliation (that is, a scenario where he lives and stays in power), favorable to, say, a negotiated pullback? Do we WANT a cornered Putin, in control of 6K (or so) nukes, in a position of last resort? Beware of unintended consequences.
On a totally unrelated note, watch the MONKEY JUDGE… a brilliant SNL sketch which works on multiple levels, both “in” and “out” of the legal business.