One of the tenents of Big Stick ideology [1] is allowing your adversary the ability to save face in defeat. On the other hand there is the adage that you are ne

One of the tenents of Big Stick ideology [1] is allowing your adversary the ability to save face in defeat. On the other hand there is the adage that you are never supposed to interrupt your enemy while they are making a mistake. While I think it is possible, is giving Putin an out the best long term option? Putin is a constant belligerent and thorn to the west. Would allowing his collapse be a long term win? Should we "refuse to negotiate with the Bolsheviks" again? If putin is really this weak and the military really is this deflated; now might be the most opportunistic time to bring russia under western influence. At least during the cold War the competition benefited both sides. Russia is in no position to start another R&D war with the west. We won that 40 years ago. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Stick_ideology#:~:text=Big%20stick%20ideology%2C%20big%20stick,sufficiently%20far%20in%20advance%20of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Stick_ideology#:~:text=B...