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Posted on 02/24/2014 10:20:59 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
You answered my question. If the majority population of Crimea is Russian, and they think they should be part of Russia, it’s going to be difficult for Ukraine to hang on to it if they turn away from Russia.
Not impossible. But I doubt Ukraine is going to go to war with Russia to keep it.
They separated due to quirks of history: Kievan Rus was destroyed by the Mongols and the Moscowites were under Mongol influence, the Belarusyni in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (where they were the administrative and lower class) and the Ukraine was initially no mans land and then added to the GDL and finally under Polish influence
the war would be one between states -- the centralist Moscowite state or the divided Ukrainian
That very Tsarich of Vlady do something like that
Hagle and Herr Obozo will downsize our army, weaken our Navy and may be do away with our Air Force.
Then, Herr Obozo and Kerry will defend the gays and Muslims in that area. After that, Herr Obozo and his pal Kerry will draw more red lines like they did in Syria and other places.
Putin will ignore the so called Red Lines. He will treat their naval base and port like we do Gitmo.
We will then probably see the Ukraine area divided into two camps, Muslim and other minorities in one area, and then the majority into a Russian state in the other area.
Russia is a democracy since 1990. It is a "Christian" nation. Conservative in values, pro marriage, pro life, anti homo sexual propaganda.
We need Russia now more than we did during the 2nd WW.
It's arguable that Putins' Russia is on track in protecting and promoting western culture to be dominate world wide. While Obamas' America actions are resulting in just the opposite.
To Obama's credit, he stopped building missile sites in Poland, yielded to Putin in Syria, and is now, so far, not taking sides in the Ukraine.
“The Tartars have been getting pretty noisy in Crimea too”
Well, those Tartars had better not get too saucy! ;)
Of course Putin will act to “protect” the naval base at Sevastopol/Crimea, under the pretext of preserving the treaty they have with the Ukraine.
Or, he may just march in like Hitler at Danzig and take it.
Who’se going to oppose him? Obama? Hagel? Kerry? -The “Three Apostles of Appeasement”?
Oh, maybe Obama will send in Hillary on her broom to wag her boney finger at Putin and say “Tisk, tisk”.
I won’t even speculate what kind of finger Putin will give back to Hillary but she won’t get a thrill out of it.
We’ll send in Pussy Riot.
Hillary Clinton can’t do anthing.
Her Secret Service code name: “Pussy Rot”.
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