There are lots of ideas floating around for dealing with the crisis in Ukraine and Crimea. While Republicans do their best to use it to make Obama appear weak, others are calling for economic pressure on Russia, loan guarantees for Ukraine, and the like. Here’s a solution that no one seems to be talking about.
What do we know about Putin? He loves to do macho things that publicly display his overwhelming strength and manhood. He paraglides behind a flock of migrating birds. He rides a horse with no shirt on, looking like Brad Pitt in Legends Of The Fall (if Pitt had been huffing gasoline before the shot). But the big one involves diving for lost treasure.
Remember that picture where Putin surfaced after “finding” some lost treasure (that someone else probably put there)? So here’s what we do.
Someone with access walks up to Putin and says “Hey Vlad, this would be a perfect time for one of those macho photo ops. Show ’em who’s the boss. Let’s do another dive.” So Putin agrees. He straps on the oxygen tank, smiles for the camera with his massive muscles straining against a tight wetsuit, and starts diving.
At which point the laughing gas inside the tank starts filling up his lungs. If he makes it back to the surface, at least he’ll be in a good mood for a change. Maybe then something can be accomplished.
Sun Tzu once wrote “the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.” I’d agree with that.
He has the serious look of someone not to be messed with.
The State Department should hire you as special advisor! 😉