putin is a killer, putin is evil, that 95% of the american population agree with except for this man. and i have tremendous respect for alex and wish i could agree with him that donald trump isn t a viable candidate, but i don t know that i agree. i think he still wields extraordinary influence over the republican party. i don t know that even in the face of all these horrific atrocities that when people s memories fade in two years from now and he s out there stumping that there isn t going to be a significant chance that he will have the nomination and be a viable candidate. i hope i m wrong, but i have reason to believe i m not. colonel vinman, i want to come at it from the other side. it s not just the refusal to criticize vladimir putin and the history of praising him, it s what he did to weaken ukraine. you had a front row seat for that. this is your quote to some great reporting in the new york times magazine, you said this, ukraine became radioactive for the duration of