1. If Putin declares he'll revert to nuclear weapons to save his corrupt regime from ignominious defeat, we should consider a declaration of war with a commitment of no first-use of nuclear weapons that takes that threat off the table. But what that declaration would do is this:
2. The moment POTUS signs the simple majority joint resolution of a declaration of war, all Russian national assets of any kind in the US or subject to US control become the permanent, irreversible property of the US Custodian under the Trading with the Enemy Act.
3. Trust me that this is so because my extended family lost all their US holdings twice in the two World Wars and they had to work to buy them back for full market value. It took decades. Every Oligarch would be wiped out. All state assets gone forever. Any transfers to avoid it
4. and persons who enable them could be considered aid and comfort to the enemy and carry capital punishment for treason. Trump and his pro-Putin minions would all have to decide whether they are willing to become interned enemy supporters awaiting trial for treason.
5. The only exception is the embassy that goes under control of a @StateDept custodian. Fun fact, my cousin served that role in WWII for the Japanese Embassy in DC. The Russians need to remove Putin or expect something very bad to happen and like I
6. explained it is IRREVERSABLE. The oligarchs who hid their assets in the US become serfs in an instant. Including Putin who I believe has invested in certain US firms that curiously seem to be on his side.
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