The sanctions on Russia aren't stupid. Could they be more effective? Certainly. Should they be going much further and actually crippling Putin? Yes. Does Pu

The sanctions on Russia aren't stupid. Could they be more effective? Certainly. Should they be going much further and actually crippling Putin? Yes. Does Putin deserve to get his teeth kicked in for the shit he's pulling in Ukraine? Absolutely. Should Putin's oligarchic buddies get their fortunes wiped out because of Putin's stupid actions? Certainly. It's not "The West's" fault that Russia has not modernized at all since the fall of the USSR, nor is it their fault that Russia decided to hand the keys to the kingdom over to a former KGB operative, and keep handing him the keys every chance they got. NATO was essentially created for situations like this - because the powers-that-be knew Russia would try to expand its territory every chance it got.