https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/24/politics/joe-biden-ukraine-russia-sanctions/index.html It is interesting that Biden did not initially sanction Putin. While hurting the Russian economy may eventually affect Putin, wouldn’t directly sanctioning him have a more immediate impact? If you blame him solely for the attack on Ukraine and call it his “choice”, wouldn’t you want to affect him instantly, directly? This article points out how Biden was “mindful” that the new sections would have on energy prices. Biden also promised to “limit the pain the American people are feeling at the gas pump”. How can be continuously blame higher prices on Putin? Biden also inferred that he has not underestimated Putin and knows “He wants to, in fact, reestablish he former Soviet Union”. Wouldn’t that include The Baltics, Latvia and Lithuania? Wouldn’t that enact Article 5 of NATO? Shouldn’t we want to prevent that? Instead of saying, welp Putin is going to do what Putin is going to do, can’t we say ...