Thursday, April 07, 2022

Today's News: Maybe a gamechanger

The Switchblade drones now on their way to the Ukraine Army will likely be gamechangers for the Ukrainian defense. And offense. The Switchblades allow Ukraine to target the trains, to prevent Russia from sending reinforcements to its troops. One thing that makes me nervous is this: what will Putin do when he realizes he is losing this war? Especially because Russia has demonized Ukraine to the extent that they may not be able to just turn around and head home. Some of the rhetoric on our side is a little crazy too: As Jen Psaki says, the United States will do everything it can to hold Russia accountable for its actions in Ukraine, and to provide military assistance to Ukraine. But "it is not in our interest or in the interests of the American people to be in a war with Russia." It is an increasingly difficult balancing act for Biden to achieve, but he's doing it day by day -- and I thank God every day that Biden is the US president during this crisis. April 6 is Tartan Day, by the way: And in other news, here is a crazy, eerie story coming out tonight from Washington:

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