On this day I’m thinking about Ukrainians struggling without electricity, trying to stay warm, fearful of Russian violence and hoping to stay alive amid a war that is so unnecessary. May the coming year bring an end to the madness.
@StevenBeschloss Spare a thought for those in #Yemen still suffering under the #UnitedStates-backed genocidal #Saudi campaign https://newrepublic.com/article/169699/biden-pledge-yemen-hostilities-saudi
@tolortslubor @StevenBeschloss I both fault my country for supporting this, and fault Russia for invading Ukraine at the whims of an aging dictator.
I consider the role of the latter worse than the role of the former (based primarily on the different levels of involvement) but Biden *really* should have kept his promise here, and this is a stain on our moral integrity.
We should be moral exemplars, not merely the lesser of two evils.
@mathlover @StevenBeschloss For the record, #Putin needs to be tried for war crimes imo