For power centers within our current government economic destruction to the established order, (further) debauching of the currency and high energy prices are a feature and not a bug. Likewise having a HUGE distraction from how we got here which may be why the war drums are being beaten extra loudly.Yes, the right course of action is political maneuvering that saves as many Ukrainian and Russian lives as possible, while not costing anyone else any lives.
And also not crippling our economy in the process, or future economic prospects with dumb actions like kicking Russia out of SWIFT.
Perhaps they hope loyalty to government in the face of an outside threat will save them from ignominious defeat in the midterms. Let's make sure that does not happen