Originally posted by GwynnInTheHall
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Oh, and Hitler did not have the bomb yet. If he did, who knows if anyone of us would be here right now. Humanity might have turned the world into a nuclear wasteland. But I don't see this as the same thing. Russia is not being ignored and appeased. They are being isolated, their economy is suffering. They are feeling the pain of their actions and I think are learning a lesson--I hope. I think if taking Ukraine had gone easy, they might have tried for more, but it hasn't. I think Russia will likely learn from this and be less brazen for the foreseeable future. I just don't see them tucking tail and running without anything to show for it at this point. It would weaken Putin too much in the eyes of the oligarchs and his people, which might lead to his removal. He knows that so he will command his forces to keep attacking until he can't or until he can get something like TG put forth. He can sell it as liberating the regions he falsely claims is being targeted by genocidal fascists. He can sell it as a great feat of altruism. I think it would be the path to the least amount of bloodshed and suffering for all, if you assume, as I do, that it has already shown Russia not to try something like this again. Will Ukraine and NATO accept such terms or should they? I don't know. This is a crucial moment in history and how it plays out could shape the world for years to come.
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