If (When) Russia Invades Ukraine…

It seems virtually certain that Russia will invade Ukraine in the immediate future. The global media is trying to assess this impending horror with the utmost care and an even-toned sangfroid that is mostly a put-on. A hidden panic grows everywhere. The tacit understanding in the softer forms of condemnation we are hearing is that nobody wants another world war. Everyone knows how easily these things can spill over and achieve an unstoppable momentum.

It disgusts most of us to hear our president admit that war is inevitable and to hear him deliver a speech that basically…