Re: ‘ The West, Ukraine to blame for war with Russia ,’ Aug. 28

“The truth appears so naked on my side, that any purblind eye may find it out.” – Shakespeare, Henry VI

The purblind believe Putin wants peace. Putin pretends he does. He doesn’t.

Still, many who should know better remain obtuse, undiscerning, ill-advised, imprudent, unsuspecting — including America’s current president . So too was the ever-eloquent Barack Obama, who did little to thwart Russia’s illegal seizure of Crimea or to blunt Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine’s Donbas. Not that his successor, Donald Trump, did that much more. Nor did his replacement, Joe Biden.

And let’s dispose of the goofy notion that Russia’s war against Ukraine is “Biden’s war,” despite the niggly musings of the White House’s current resident. W

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