Commentary Political leaders in the United States, Canada, Germany, and France—all NATO countries—got back on script yesterday. They could not wait to get to the microphones. They all seemed to have new energy and purpose in life. Politicians are made for this moment! They are vastly more talented at dishing out righteous opprobrium directed at foreign beasts, which make far more compelling enemies, than inveighing against invisible viruses. As Russian bombs rained down on Ukraine, Western leaders—having spent the better part of two years bullying their citizens and quelling protests—spoke in soaring tones about freedom, democracy, peace, and human rights. They condemned the brutality of Putin and his revanchist vision of Tsarist restoration. They had a new sense of resolve in their moral superiority as leaders of the free and modern republics that do not invade their neighbors. The part we do not see is that many of these people—together …