In a painfully transparent effort to distance themselves from the stench of Trump’s bromance with Putin, some GOP leaders are demanding that Biden unilaterally impose sanctions before any kind of invasion. This would eliminate any leverage we have to prevent the invasion and create serious rifts with our NATO allies, who clearly and reasonably want any punishment to fit the crime. It would thus accomplish much of what Putin wants without actually forcing him to go to the trouble of invading.
Is this just a more devious GOP gambit to make Russia great again? Or is it pure cynical opportunism aimed at the electorate? Both, perhaps?