tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post5764425506248760193..comments2023-11-10T22:27:47.359-05:00Comments on Eye on a Crazy Planet: Russia Puts Troops on Alert Amid Ukraine TensionRichard Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-14826413148456221452014-02-27T14:59:13.677-05:002014-02-27T14:59:13.677-05:00Actually, my guess is that it wouldn't be a di...Actually, my guess is that it wouldn't be a disaster, since nobody is seriously going to propose going to war over Ukraine. And if we did, there's a better than even chance that we'd lose. <br /><br />More likely than not, Putin is arranging for a Russian separatist movement that takes their territory into the Russian Federation and protects the Moscow's naval ports. <br /><br />It's also important to remember that this is Putin's backyard and he has a strategic interest in stability therein. <br /><br />On the other hand, it's not like Kiev nationalized a Russian fruit company, so an armored invasion would be out of line. <br /><br />But if we're not going to run in and save the day for the Ukrainians - which we aren't - we shouldn't let them get the idea that we will, which just encourages then to commit suicide. <br /><br />We really should have learned something from Hungary in '56. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269077914921491721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-55064493256358884242014-02-26T18:31:11.313-05:002014-02-26T18:31:11.313-05:00It was a joke, Skip - Prince Bonehead's joke a...It was a joke, Skip - Prince Bonehead's joke and yeah, it's pretty apparent what Russia is up to. <br /><br />Ukrainians are not too enamored with Russia, the 60 odd years of communist rule from Moscow being enough to leave a sour taste in anyone's mouth. I'm guessing it's just muscle flexing. If Russia invades, it would be a disaster for them, but only Tsar Putin knows for sure what will happen next.Richard Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-32332606697598311752014-02-26T16:41:39.491-05:002014-02-26T16:41:39.491-05:00I'm not so sure about that. Not that Teenage J...I'm not so sure about that. Not that Teenage Jesus isn't an idiot, but about your explanation. <br /><br />I've found that a good way to approach foreign policy is to ask myself "What what I do were I in the other guy's boots?" <br /><br />If I were Russia in this circumstance, I'd see foreign encroachments into my sphere of influence again. I'm also pretty sure America would feel the same way. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269077914921491721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-30478342961362678792014-02-26T15:08:13.801-05:002014-02-26T15:08:13.801-05:00According to Prince Bonehead, because they lost at...According to Prince Bonehead, because they lost at hockeyRichard Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-16313049761275340682014-02-26T12:59:05.030-05:002014-02-26T12:59:05.030-05:00No kidding. Why do you suppose the Russians would ...No kidding. Why do you suppose the Russians would do that? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269077914921491721noreply@blogger.com