VICTIMS OF PUTIN'S RUSSIA: GEORGIA AND LITVINENKO

We've been blogging about how evil Putin is for years.

We called him the Chavez of the Urals when he banned the BBC from Russia's airwaves. A year ago.

We described him, Syria, Iran, Venezuela and China as the real axis of evil. More than a year ago.

Just over a year ago we said his arrest of Kasparov proved he's a tyrant.

And we've argued from the start that he was behind the Litvinenko assassination.

(Our first post on it was 11/25/06. WE DID 19 LONGISH POSTS.)

A man who can order that Litvinenko be assassinated with highly radioactive poison traceable to Russia is a man who can order the invasion of Georgia.

And any other nation on his border.

He must be taught a lesson.

Sooner rather than later.

Russia has been a bad actor ever since Putin took over, and he's getting worse.

We must neutralize him.

Sooner rather than later.

WE'VE ALREADY LET PUTIN GET AWAY WITH TOO MUCH FOR WAY TOO LONG.