Posted on 03/02/2014 1:30:22 PM PST by Army Air Corps
“without outside interference”
there is some hypocrisy in that statement
the Euros were used “soft” bribes
and Putin was more direct and offered a direct bribe to not take the “outside influence” presented by the Euros
there is some unhealthy dishonesty in pretending that Ukraine has not been a proxy venue of “outside influnce” from east AND west, in a tug of war between them
from both east and west there has been too much an “all or nothing” attitude
Dunno... obviously someone who didn't like them being nice to Russia and not shifting toward the EU enough.
Ok, so “someone who didn’t like them being nice to Russia” provoked them. We are getting places.
Actually should read: "The North Atlantic Council condemns the reformed Soviet Union's military escalation in Crimea."
So partition the place. Those that want EU oligarchs can go with them. Those who want Russian can go with them. The problem is solved thanks to self determination, pity we don`t have that right.
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