A Prophylactic for Putin

 

“There are no perfect solutions to the problems of our imperfect world.” – Old Buz

But we do need a prophylactic to curb Vladimir Putin in his efforts to fuck the planet.  Given that the man is crazy, but has a finger close to a red button, a sizable conventional military and dictates to a very large population … it needs to be well thought out, but don’t expect perfection.

   Let’s start with the down side.  Putin needs a win for his ego.  Given the sanctions, the Ukrainian resistance and world opinion, this war is not going as planned for Russia.  We can’t create a no fly zone over Ukraine or use our satellites and drone force to destroy Russia’s tank force for fear of escalating to the planet’s nuclear ending.     Let the Separatist portions of Ukraine be an independent nation.  They have had a civil war going there for 8 years.  Let them separate.  Putin can call it a win and pull back his “Peacekeepers” while saving face.  Ukraine can end their expensive battle with the Separatists.  I am not proposing handing this new nation to Russia.  I am proposing a small independent nation that may unite with Russia, if they wish to, or simply be allied with Russia.  This already is the case de facto, but it needs to be official and recognized by The UN in order to stop the pain.

   Do not put an immediate end to the Western economic sanctions of Russia.  Oil and gas sanctions need to be added.   There need to be painful results from causing pain to another nation.  Putin needs to be unpopular in his homeland.  He has earned that.  The next step is for our CIA to dust off its Jack Kennedy Play Book and prevent any future action from Putin.  I have always held that “The end does not justify the means”, but in this case it feels like putting down a mad dog will save millions of innocent lives.  A CIA operative in Moscow could get it done and a compliant Russian Cabinet might well go along.  They might just seal the evidence in Russian archives for 75 years.  It is sloppy, but it worked once.  It can work again.  Consider it a gift to civilization.  The guy is a lunatic with power.  Sounds familiar?    But, there is no functioning democracy to remove Putin.

   In time the world can lift the economic sanctions on Russia.  Russia can help to rebuild Ukraine.  A Russia that accepts the responsibility for Putin’s actions can be forgiven, just as the world has forgiven Germany for Hitler’s actions and Japan has forgiven America for its nuclear assault on two civilian populations.  Humans forgive.  These are problem times for our planet and again, “There are no perfect solutions to the problems of our imperfect world.”  We can only do our best.

Cheers, Old Buz     3/6/22

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