So far in the Ukraine conflict with Russia we can see that so many things were handled wrongly in the very beginning that the murderous Russian war machine was allowed to achieve strategic advantage early. Through fear and cowardice along NATO and the US paused in shock as Putin ordered his forces to cross into Ukrainian territory practically unopposed and began a slow and steady assault upon the civilian occupied suburbs. A question of war crimes committed, NATO willingness to commit military aircraft worried about Russian escalation, and US refusal to appear to be directly involved in the conflict, have all sent signals to the Vladimir Putin that a lack of strength, the very thing he respects, has been demonstrated by his opposition.

Is this war or not?

Lindsay Graham was right to have called for the Russian people to assassinate Vladimir Putin while the Biden clown act quickly denied that they were not interested in liquidating heads of state, another clear demonstration that the US and NATO are not up to the challenge. So, we simply allow Ukraine to be bombarded into rubble, women in children beneath the wreckage, hospitals fair game, unarmed civilians mowed down by rifle and machine gun fire? Why is it okay for the Russians to be looking to murder Zelenskyy, yet the very ruthless former KGB leader of Russian who began a war can’t be taken out when he has proven to be the merciless aggressor?

Holding back for what?

Troubling signals by NATO calling for a number of measures but not mentioning in its proclamation that a “No Fly” zone should be established and still hesitancy to donate MIGS from Poland to Ukraine is problematic. Putin’s threats of holding those who aid and abet the Ukraine will be held accountable. What does that mean? That he’ll take revenge upon them, bomb them, or nuke them? If NATO remains just as the cowardly League of Nations in World War II as Hitler peeled off one country after another until it was too late to stop the German war machine, Putin will continue to push, conquer, and murder, all the while using the threat of nuclear war as his trump card!

Reluctance gave Putin the advantage

What should have been done in the very beginning as the cowardly Europeans and Biden White House looked on was to immediately mobilize armor and troops to the area. Didn’t mean they would have to fight, it would simply have sent a signal to Putin that he was not going to waltz in and plunder whatever he wanted without paying a price. Biden waited far too long to send in B-52’s to a neighboring region once he had already demonstrated his indecisiveness in Afghanistan and then on the Ukraine crisis. Why even have a NATO if bold actions are not taken to interdict possible strong man regime expansionism? It’s the same old story told long ago only now with a nuclear arsenal.

Possible options: An EMP detonated over Russia to knock out their communications and electronics? This might be the most intelligent way to utilize a nuke without causing thousands in a horrible radioactive holocaust. I’m sure if the Joint Chiefs at the Pentagon have any strategic guts this might be considered an option. Yet, the clear weakness, lies, and unwillingness to take action indicates a truly compromised US military by the top down leadership.

Option II

It seems we have not heard about the Neutron Bomb for a long time. It detonates and kills people without destroying the structure of a city. Simply the material penetrating radioactivity depopulates leaving buildings intact. This has a terribly practical side to it for the aggressor, but Putin would rather just have his army shoot down civilians and destroy schools and hospitals the old fashioned way.

Option III

Could NATO under a multi-jurisdictional task force put together a highly elite assassination team to either kill or take Putin hostage? This might take a lot of guts and planning, but I am sure there must be a scenario for that somewhere. By all accounts Vladimir Putin has fired one thousand of his staff fearing poisoning or some other assassination attempt and has now hired new servants. Putin was so paranoid of Covid 19 that he reportedly kept a distance of 30 feet from anyone granted access to see him, but now even more so he is isolated in a bunker somewhere. The murdering bastard cowers in confinement as innocent Ukrainians are slaughtered!

Mentality of fear

Lastly, there seems to be some hesitance to proclaim Putin as a war criminal. Although world council at The Hague is putting together investigators to consider whether or not the intent to commit atrocities was evident? Really? Is it not clear to the world that Putin is a war criminal or are they too scared to state a fact in the event that they are targeted for revenge after all this is over? I mean, how far does this all have to go before people begin to call a spade a spade and what is obvious under the light of day must be identified, clearly established, and the rule of law applied to war criminals just as it was during Nurnberg! Retired Lieutenant Tony Schaefer, who is not big on predictions fears that at least one tactical nuke may be dropped by the time this conflict is over. This, while a well-known analyst for the Heritage Foundation was quoted this morning as saying intent is a hard thing to prove when prosecuting war criminals for reckless slaughter or unnecessary casualties. What?

Backing a scorpion into a corner?

This is the analogy made by the paranoid leadership of the free world. Putin has committed 75% of his army to the conquest of Ukraine, the Ruble is next to worthless, the Russian stock market has remained closed for fears of being frozen by sanctions, and the Russian economy is forced to use a great percentage of its commerce to support a war effort that by all accounts is not going well for the Russians. With the generosity of nations like Poland, Estonia, and others in the region who have had a taste of Russian style Communist rule in the past and American hardware now being rushed to the Ukrainians perhaps Vladimir Putin will not be able to sustain a prolonged war against well supported guerilla and conventional forces. However, we have seen in history what happens when a regime that under estimated the extent of resistance despite great cost decided to continue against all sound reasoning. Take World War I for instance. Some experts are now seeing troubling similarities as nations unprepared begin vacilating without any sure fire strategy and a regional conflict quickly spreads catastrophically into an unintended global war.