I really, really don't understand this, Mitchell. They call Putin a homicidal maniac on one hand and then encourage the US to call his bluff. How can people not understand that provoking the man who's rigged with enough explosives to send us all to kingdom come is not the proper negotiating tactic?

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Nikos Papakonstantinou
Nikos Papakonstantinou

Written by Nikos Papakonstantinou

It’s time to ponder the reality of our situation and the situation of our reality.

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