Oh, if it were only just a money laundering pit. Unfortunately, it is also a quagmire that is likely to lead to WW III. Confronting the Ukes with a possibility of great reductions in our spending is the most effective way possible to get them to the bargaining table and to agree to some kind of a settlement that will work adequately for everyone.
Tragically, we are blundering into something almost like the beginning of World War I, where each party was so totally self-righteous that it could not see any possible virtue to the other’s position. Thus the Austrians and Russians blundered into a totally unnecessary war that devastated Western Civilization. The horror to come will make World War I look like a little girl’s garden party.
