Russia: How Do We Sleep When Our Beds Are Burning?

February 28, 2022

How could President Vladimir Putin make such a colossal error in judgment? If the conquest of Ukraine had been a rapid, three-day faît accompli, he would certainly have made Russia proud of his accomplishments, but it seems that a funny thing happened on the way to Ukraine.

Ukrainians did not welcome their Russian liberators, nor did they step aside to let Russia replace their allegedly drug-addled leaders, and as it turns out, the predicted “genocide” looks to be more of Putin’s own making than a reality. Instead, children have been killed, families destroyed, and lives ruined, and all for what, for what, I ask, for what, Vlad?

Was it to build yourself a legacy of restoring the Russian territories to former times? Was this horrible mess worth the cost of becoming a pariah nation, a heartless murderer, and destroyer of lives both in Ukraine and in Russia? Was it worth it, or do you regret what you did and wish that you had thought better of yourself and your people?

I am saddened—horrified, truly—by the price that Russia is made to pay now for Putin’s error. It was an error of colossal proportions, a stunning miscalculation that seemed only too obvious from the start: In a video a few days ago, on January 23, to be exact, Putin himself brought up American strategy and eastward encroachment, but the facts of American policy are perhaps the only insightful and noteworthy part of his long speech: The issue of America’s eastward push and what it means for Russia.

Since World War II, America and Russia have sparred for world domination. For a variety of reasons, America came out on top. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has made great progress again in being recognized and treated equitably and with growing respect, but Russia would simply not be “allowed” to challenge America on the global scene again. Europe, too, lost that “game of empire” after World War II, but Europe is doing quite well and so did Russia. Now, today, America will simply not allow a power to arise in Eurasia to challenge its hegemony (leadership), and that includes its erstwhile opponent, Russia.

And no, European leaders are not “puppets” of America; their goals are largely aligned with American goals for a variety of reasons, but they are not installed by America (yes, “The Shah” was such a puppet, and how he came to be in power is a nasty and shameful chapter in American history, but you can read all about it on Wikipedia, it’s not being hidden). Europe’s leaders sometimes clash with American policy, too, and that’s fine, but puppets they are not.

Anyway, waging war on Ukraine (call it a “special military operation” all you like, if Ukrainian troops had moved against Moscow, you would be calling it a war, too) was the wrong move. It was Putin’s wrong move, and now Russia as a whole is paying the price, damage that may take decades to repair. Who will trust Russia now? Will it be the cold war all over again? Is that what Russia wanted, or is it merely what Russia is now made to face and deal with?

After all, this sad, sad mess is entirely (entirely!) Putin’s fault: There was no “genocide”, no imminent threat, nobody advancing on Russian soil. Putin committed Russia to becoming a brutal aggressor and destroyer and, yes, a ruthless murder.

The Russian people are strong and resilient, of that I have no doubt, and maybe they will pride themselves in the difficulties that they face now, but really, how can they sleep while their beds are burning?

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