We're watching the possibility of real time viewing of mass slaughter. What Putin is able to do, he has choices as all of your contributors have pointed out, he can do it swiftly, moving into one city, perhaps trying to decapitate the leadership, certainly President Zelensky. He could start a bombing campaign, which would kill thousands of innocent people.
William Cohen discusses the potential for mass violence and the choices available to President Putin regarding military action in Ukraine.
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