How many of you are tired of hearing about Putin?
These used to be an old game called “Simon Says.” Today’s game is called “Putin Says.”
I’m tired of hearing what he says, though I cannot consign his comments to the trash bin because he has missiles and ego. Bad combination.
He stole Crimea in 2014 and got away with it. Considered it Manifest Destiny. Nobody stopped him.
Now Putin says, “Ukraine should be part of Russia.” Will anyone stop him? No. Why not? Answer: missles and ego.
Puttin says, “I have conditions. If you give me Boardwalk and Park Place, I won’t invade Ukraine, at least not for a while.”
That sounds bad, so we send troops and weapons here and there and think, “Heck, that old dinosaur ought to be shaking in his boots now.”
Instead, Putin says, “Иди уткнись” which I won’t translate because it’s not very nice. But basically, he means, “Y’all don’t have boots on the ground.”
He’s right. We don’t. And we won’t. Why won’t we? Answer: missles and ego.
So, once he takes over Ukraine, will we stop him from taking over Moldova. No. You know why.
He’s a little man, but his missiles and ego allow him to hold the world hostage. Putin says, “I’m taking over Eastern Europe piece by piece and you can’t stop me.”
Sure, we can. But we won’t. We have other fish to fry until one day we wake up and find out that he owns the whole ocean. Then we’ll look back on 2022 and ask, “How such a thing could possibly happen.” We all know the answer to that one.
