Could you imagine if Ronald Reagan had taken the same philosophy with Russia?

“The gulags, the secret police, the repression…that’s between the Russian people and their government.”

Also, exactly what are the stark consequences? If killing, beating, torturing this many of their people doesn’t bring on these dreaded stark consequences, exactly what could they be? I doubt the administration has any military consequences in mind at all, so that leaves only breaking off diplomatic relations, which obviously aren’t on the table.

Oh, oh I know….UN resolutions! That’ll teach ‘em.