So, Putin did what President Biden and the American intelligence agencies have been saying he'd do, but he forcefully denied until the moment Putin went on the TV to declare he was lying all along. OK, he never admitted that he lied, but the result is the same. He launched a massive invasion and attack upon a sovereign nation-- Ukraine. It's just awful, and it seems that we're powerless to stop him. It is Thursday, so Howie Klein joins in for the second half of the show.