IMHO it is not good form to bag on Russia + her people.

Bullshit. I was just wondering if Pravda is reduced to whining about America making fun of Russia yet, like France did when it demanded that the State Department make us stop with the white flag jokes. I fully intend to make as much fun of (if that is what “bag on” means) Russia as is possible, and heartily encourage Leno, Letterman et al., to jump on the band wagon, too.

(We can, however, continue to make fun of the French when the occasion arises just to keep in practice.)

You get the leadership you deserve and work for. We have been being told that the Russian people were just bursting with national pride over Putin’s little stunt so they *really* need to be informed sternly and repeatedly what a stupid idea it was and how stupid they are to have supported him and it.

But then, getting back to the thread, do the Russian people realize yet what sort of QUAGMIRE Putin has led them into?