Sometimes itâs hard to know where to draw the line between âstanding in solidarity with the international community to isolate the Putin regimeâ and just getting downright silly.
Itâs not like Russian troops wouldnât have known they were firing on a nuclear reactor.
And itâs not like they would have done so without orders from above.
I trust Putinâs pull-back to allow firefighters in as far as I can throw him.
International Cat Federation bans Russian cats from competitions
Now thereâs a Best in Show Part 2 idea.
Ooh, that oneâs gotta hurt.
âIn Soviet Russia cat judges YOU! (No wait, that true for cats in every country.)â
this reminds me of the israeli attack on the osirak facility in 1981 except on a larger scale.
As the saying goes, even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Well, except that Israel actually cared about that one. Israel seemingly couldnât give AF about Ukraine or itâs nuke plants. Or itâs people for that matter. Neither does Russia.
(Insert Israeli crickets chirping here)
Wait, waitâŚ
Israel is keen to keep rank with its U.S. ally on the crisis. But it is also mindful of Moscowâs military sway in next-door Syria, where Israel regularly strikes Iranian targets. Israeli-Russian contacts prevent them trading fire by accident.
(As of 2014, Russia is Israelâs largest supplier of crude oil (alongside Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan). As of 2016, Russia was Israelâs main supplier of oil.)
The way to end this war is oil as a weapon.
(Insert American crickets chirping here)
Well, that rhetoric escalated quickly.
The attack on a nuclear power plant makes a pretty damning case even more damning.
âBut Pooky Fluffybottom was born in Marthaâs Vineyard!â
Please. No one is going to try Putin in court. The only way he would ever get his just desserts is if someone offs him.
He can be charged, but as long as he stays out of member nations, he canât be arrested.
They can try him in absentia if they have to, but I do agree that one of his entourage turning on him is still the more likely comeuppance.
Hate to be a pessimist, but I wonât hold my breath. This is only the latest war Putin got Russia involved in, and has never faced any consequences.
You canât apply law and order to authoritarians who make their own.
Perhaps not, but you can cut them off from international society. And even the worst autocrats get deposed once in a while. Letâs not forget Slobodan MiloĹĄeviÄ.
