Will he, or won't he?

"If he does not use his nukes, but continues to scorch the Earth in Ukraine, he will be remembered as another Hitler. If he does use nukes, he will be remembered as Satan."

I am in a dispute with a neighbor who lives to the northwest of me. It has become very heated, so I decided to take this dispute to the next level. The other night, I took my garbage can over to his house, and dumped it all over his driveway. It was putrid! About 4 in the morning, I needed to shut all my windows. Since the wind always comes out of the northwest, I got stuck smelling my own garbage. What a bad mistake! 

Okay - that is a fairy tale. It never happened. Sorry to write about Putin again this morning, but he is the man of the year right now (and not in a good way). It would be like not writing about Adolph Hitler during World War II. But what up with this garbage intro? What is that all about?

As most of us know who are following this misbegotten war, there has been a sea change. Russia is getting it handed to them by the Ukrainian Army. Putin is VERY frustrated. So much so, he is calling up 300,000 more conscripts. He is going to annex more territory in eastern Ukraine, and will need troops to protect this "new" territory of his. Then he laid out the big threat, once again. "If my new territories are threatened by Ukrainian forces or NATO, I will use some of my nuclear forces." 

Will he, or won't he? That is the question. Back to the garbage example. Should Putin nuke Ukraine, especially in the eastern part, some of that radiation will be caught up in the prevailing westerlies, and come back over Russia. That is a big problem for not only Ukraine, but also Russia. AND - should some drift over Poland or another NATO country, that could trigger an Article 5 response from the offended country. Then that slippery slope would be more like a cliff. It would be a horrible outcome for everyone.

Today, Biden is addressing the UN. The Secretary General should also address the members. He should tell the Russian delegates, that if Putin does use a nuke or nukes, Russia would be kicked out of the UN - forever. China and India also need to tell Russia that should he do this, he is on his own from now on. No more trading, no more support, no more oil sales - nothing.

These are very dangerous times. Putin appears to be someone who is ready to commit murder/suicide. Like I said, Putin is the man of the year, and not in a good way. He is directing traffic right now - only because he has nukes and might use them. 

If he does not use his nukes, but continues to scorch the Earth in Ukraine, he will be remembered as another Hitler. If he does use nukes, he will be remembered as Satan. Neither outcome is good for Putin. He has made his bed, he has sealed his fate. Whatever happens in the world, will be on him.