It seems clear Putin didn't think the West would "go there" re SWIFT. As most of us are learning about this all in real time, it's really quite remarkable from

It seems clear Putin didn't think the West would "go there" re SWIFT. As most of us are learning about this all in real time, it's really quite remarkable from the perspective that yes, the West is militarizing banking and sanctions in a new way. Putin had become a master of manipulating with armed conflict, and now the West has changed the rules. This is economic war. What are the acceptable or "allowed" reactions to an opponent on the recieving end? This is all new territory we're in here.