Sad times for Ukrainian people.

U.S. MEDIA MORE CONCERNED WITH PUTIN THAN UKRAINE 

HOPING FOR END TO PUTIN AT EXPENSE OF UKRAINIAN LIVES

Watching the coverage of the Ukrainian war it doesn't take long to see that the emphasis of the media and our intelligence people is on the hoped for destruction of Vladimir Putin more than the well being of the Ukrainian people. We hear them hoping for a long protracted conflict that will take a toll on the political future of Putn, not considering that it will costs thousands of Ukranian lives. 

The best outcome would be a quick negotiated peace that would preserve the infrastructure and lives of the citizens of Ukraine. It is very unlikely that Ukraine can prevail in this conflict. While it is too early for any real negotiated settlement, it should be the focus of everyone. 

It is clear this conflict has placed Ukraine in the middle of an EAST/WEST conflict that could have been avoided, but is now past that time. Hopefully it can come to an end without the complete destruction of the infrastructure of Ukraine. Prolonging this warfare will set Ukraine back decades.

While it may be damaging to Russia and Putin, that will be decided in the years after this conflict ends. It will not be decided by the spin and continued vehement hate and division stoked by the media and the intelligence community.

The idea of small countries continually having to take sides in the big power conflicts of the cold war days should be a thing of the past. It is the small countries that usually take the destruction and loss of lives and are never winners. Continually having to make decisions not in the best interest to their freedom and prosperity to please the powers on both sides of these struggles.

WW1 was the result of alliances that required assistance from neighboring countries without much regard to a reasoned settlement. Once set in motion they take on a life of their own and any hope of de escalation ends. Obviously, we have not learned anything in 100 years.