We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that the January 6 attacks were orchestrated at the highest levels of the Kremlin. But the debate about whether Vladimir Putin was implicated in the January 6 attacks misses the point. Who cares if Putin was involved in this particular barbarity? He has been involved in so many barbarities over the years that he has already earned himself a death sentence a thousand times over. But it is not just a matter of justice to depose Putin. It is a matter of self defense: He is in possession of weapons of mass destruction that he or his confederates will unleash against America and our allies if given the chance.
Once Ukraine has been dealt with, America should turn its attention to Russia. It will probably not be possible to remove Putin quickly without a U.S. invasion and occupation--though it will hardly require half a million men, since Putin's army is much diminished since the Cold War, and we will probably have plenty of help from the Russian people, once they trust that we intend to finish the job this time.
Once we have deposed Putin, we can impose an American-led, international regency in Moscow, to go along with the one in Kiev. With American seriousness and credibility thus restored, we will enjoy fruitful cooperation from the region's many opportunists, who will show a newfound eagerness to be helpful in bringing our form of democracy to the rest of the world.
Is this an ambitious agenda? Without a doubt. Does America have the resources to carry it out? Also without a doubt. Does America have the will? That is an open question. But who, on December 6, 1941, would have expected that in four years' time America would not only roll back German and Japanese aggression, but also occupy Tokyo and Berlin and impose liberal democracy where dictators had long held sway? And less damage was done to our democracy on December 7, 1941, than on January 6, 2021.
and yet with all the warning, the chiefs still denied the Capital Police with the protection and back up they requested. >shills hate when you mention that and remain rational.
