It's fear. And it's for a very good reason since Putin promised early on to rain down nuclear destruction on anyone who defied him.

President Biden made it clear from the start that if we crossed certain lines it would be the beginning of WW3 and no one is really certain whether mutually assured destruction is acceptable to Vlad Putin.

So, yeah, the timidity is fairly well-founded. And I'm pretty sure Putin knew from the start that our hands would be tied and whatever he did would be met with the timidity we've seen.

I don't think he counted on the backlash though. The outrage.

Atrocities and war crimes.

If Putin had gone looking for a Waterloo he couldn't have picked a better one.

Good coffee, good weed, and time on my hands...