Come on, he IS crazy, Poindexter. Going against your own self-interest is what crazy people do. And this is a lesson not just for Russia, but worldwide: We’ve got to stop treating crazy people like they’re normal.

Really, how much more evidence do you need? Putin is a guy who still goes around poisoning people with umbrella tips. Not normal behavior. Not unless you’re John Le Carré.

So do you think he’s going to sit around with a profit and loss statement calculating risks and rewards of starting World War III?

He’s the kid you knew in high school who would pull into the passing lane and drive into the face of oncoming traffic at 110 miles an hour just to see how it would go. Sure, you would have to be crazy to do that, and he WAS crazy. No pricey psychoanalyst necessary.