> effective response or deterrent to military aggression (1) We shouldn't conflate current deterrent & future deterrent. Putin may be all in already, but you c

> effective response or deterrent to military aggression (1) We shouldn't conflate current deterrent & future deterrent. Putin may be all in already, but you can signal to a future autocrat that he'll risk the stability and safety of his rule if he follows in Putin's footsteps. Selfish autocrats don't want to die. (2) Some targeted sanctions are actually effective. You hamper their military industry supply chain, which they need for a long war.