I enjoyed your article, Jessica. I think we vastly underestimated Putin, but I also think we have the means to be more independent of Russia if we rallied together for mutual sacrifice, then began developing our own rich resources. For instance, stop the subsidies for NOT producing food. Produce more of our CLEANER natural gas instead of buying it from despots. Why didn't Congress vote for sanctions BEFORE Russia invaded, when he was amassing his army? They defeated that bill. We can't depend on our weak leaders of either party.