It did not *start* as a proxy war but it *became* one when we started flooding Ukraine with weapons. So many politicians blathered on about the peace dividend

It did not *start* as a proxy war but it *became* one when we started flooding Ukraine with weapons. So many politicians blathered on about the peace dividend but the bear was hibernating, not dead. I was repeatedly ridiculed for saying so. Fortunately, it turns out the bear rotted from within pretty badly during it's hibernation.