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Better the devil you know
Does this hold true when they are threatening nuclear escalation and deploying thermobaric bombs for use on the civilian population of cities?
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Dunno.
But I think there’s a balancing act here - getting rid of Putin and his crew suddenly and violently (as in popular uprising due to the effect of sanctions or a coup) will open the door to god knows what. Better to weaken him so he can limp along until a less crazy successor or even a semi democratic government is viable.
Howard
And is replaced by what?
Better the devil you know - totally emasculating Russia over this - even if justified - could result in something far, far worse.