Interlude

I'm trying to come to terms that Russia's leader appears to be casually suggesting that WMDs would be used if NATO gets in his way while he de-Nazifies the Ukraine.  Surely the Soviets had plenty of time to do that between 1944 and the fall of the USSR?

Does my pushing toy soldiers around on a table top make me a warmongering neo-facist running dog lackey of outmoded imperialism, I worry that perhaps it does.  Or is that the preserve of the bloke who lied through his teeth about his intentions towards the Ukraine.  How do I feel about risking a short sharp exchange of 'buckets of sunshine' to preserve an independent nation state.  I really don't know.  I grew up in the shadow of the Atom Bomb, I had hoped that was all behind us and my grandchildren could avoid that particular nightmare.  I can see what Putin hopes to gain I simply cannot fathom the depths he is prepared to risk sinking to in pursuit of his ambitions.

As I say this is an interlude normal service will be resumed shortly.