Poland? Finland? Nazis? Oh, come on Vlad!

"The world at war. Well, part of the world. Nothing good EVER comes out of shooting at each other in anger. Pain, suffering, death, dismemberment, separation, and so forth. Old men sending young men (and women) to die. A tale as old as time. And it never gets any better."      

Seems we have pockets of Nazis all over the place. Least wise, that is the rumor. I mean, the cover story that Russia has used to invade Ukraine, was to rout out the Nazis. You mean, like Hitler's Brown Shirts? That actually belonged to a party called the National Socialists? But, I don't recall seeing anyone "goosestepping" down the streets of Kyiv. Or any Ukrainian city for that matter.

It has been reported that a high level Russian (name unknown), has stated that once the "denazification" of Ukraine is complete, Poland might be next on the list. It would be like some kind of cleansing. Yes, that same term was used for Poland - "denazification". But here is the major difference between Poland and Ukraine - NATO. An incursion into Poland would not be the wisest thing the Russians could do. Article 5 would instantly come into effect, and the long dreaded war between NATO and Russia would be "game on".

But what about Finland? Have not head a peep about Nazis in Finland. However, that has not stopped the "Big Bad Bear" from threatening Finland with nuclear something or other - should they join NATO this summer. Here is the sweet irony of the long standing neutral Finland finally joining NATO. Last year, it was reported a poll was taken in Finland. Only about 20% of the Finlanders wanted to join NATO. Today, now that Russia has invaded a non-NATO country, about 80% of the Finlanders are for it.

Meanwhile, back on the battleground, Russia continues to take unacceptable losses. It is bad enough that (estimated) over 30,000 Russian troops have been killed (along with numerous generals), but their loss of armor is nothing less than staggering.

Russia continues to bomb and shell the heck out of the steel plant in Mariupol, where the brave Ukrainian Marines are putting up their last stand. But that entire "land bridge" idea, is taking Putin much, much longer (and costlier) than was ever imagined.

The world at war. Well, part of the world. Nothing good EVER comes out of shooting at each other in anger. Pain, suffering, death, dismemberment, separation, and so forth. Old men sending young men (and women) to die. A tale as old as time. And it never gets any better.