Instead of seeking to repair the immense damage done by a failed and quixotic policy to collapse the Russian state, many Western leaders and pundits seek a de facto declaration of war. This, to them, is the only alternative to admitting defeat. Lindsey Graham and Mike Pence favor this.
A new report by a journalism watchdog has found that mainstream outlets like The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal were 'seven times more likely to cite think tanks with war industry ties' than they were to cite groups without such ties.