The Sting Doctrine

(JNS) — “There’s no such thing as a winnable war

It’s a lie we don’t believe anymore …

“We share the same biology, regardless of ideology

But what might save us, me and you

Is if the Russians love their children, too.”

So sang Sting.

He was, and I think he still is, a marvelous singer. But the naïve notions expressed in that 1985 song are long past their sell-by date.

Start with the Russians.

President Vladimir Putin firmly believes his war of conquest against Ukraine is winnable. Russians who love their children have no say in the matter. As for Ukrainian parents, roughly 20,000 of their chil...