Putin was a ruthless opponent before we sallied into Ukraine’s politics, and he remains one now. His effectiveness in showing the United States what happens when you blunder in the game of international politics, especially when you blunder in Eastern Europe, does not make Putin a sympathetic character. The anti-Washington left in the United States need not feel sorry for him, or suggest that his actions are justified in light of the wrongs we have committed against him.

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