As an additional note: After private conversation, I consider it more likely that Trudeau would actually win a snap election. That is, if everyone agreed that the protesters forced his hand. And also, that is, assuming that Trudeau does not find some other way to fubar the situation.
"maybe if the United States bombs Moscow first" - presumably, Vladimir Putin could stage a false-flag terrorist attack by Ukrainian extremists in Moscow, if he wanted a casus belli.
Then again, that is forgetting that Putin is the smart one here, who certainly won't launch a military invasion ... in Russia ... in the dead of winter ... in a situation where Russia would easily win the military conflict later in the year.
As an additional note: After private conversation, I consider it more likely that Trudeau would actually win a snap election. That is, if everyone agreed that the protesters forced his hand. And also, that is, assuming that Trudeau does not find some other way to fubar the situation.
"maybe if the United States bombs Moscow first" - presumably, Vladimir Putin could stage a false-flag terrorist attack by Ukrainian extremists in Moscow, if he wanted a casus belli.
Then again, that is forgetting that Putin is the smart one here, who certainly won't launch a military invasion ... in Russia ... in the dead of winter ... in a situation where Russia would easily win the military conflict later in the year.
Events since February 11 have definitively shown that Vladimir Putin is not "the smart one" here. I apologize for the error.