[Sacajaweau]

All you have to do is put down any weapons and walk out. If you were stormed, you would have all been captured or dead.

[elhombrelibre]

They have a right to defend themselves from Putin’s thugs.

[Samogon]

Put down weapons? What a noble idea. I have another one: how about raise them and shoot the enemy?

[littleharbour]

For those of you suggesting that what is going on in the Ukraine is somehow justified, would you have the same opinion if the Mexican army invaded Southern California to “protect Spanish speaking peoples”, then promptly conducted a referendum giving Americans in those areas a choice between joining Mexico or having a “special” autonomous relationship with the US? I suspect that there are Democrats who would be ok with that scenario but no conservative would support such nonsense. Just because Ukraine doesn’t have the military might to defend itself from Russian aggression does not make the use of Russian force acceptable. There are many things that the US and Europe could do to support the Ukraine that do not involve immediate military intervention. These silly “sanctions” against a handful of Russian government officials are a complete farce.

[ScottinVA]

All you have to do is put down any weapons and walk out.

Really?? Going French while facing Russians? Ever consider the possibility these soldiers have been stuck in that region since all this began?

[caww]

....”All you have to do is put down any weapons and walk out. If you were stormed, you would have all been captured or dead”....

A proposal which had been given many times over for several weeks now. They knew this was coming. ...and they knew that there were no Nato troops in Crimea, nor would there be.

I am thinking Ukraines Thug Government is going to force Nato to act...by creating such scenarios. They want Nato troops to intervene because they know they cannot take Crimea themselves......let alone defend Ukraine.

Ukraine troops simply must lay down their arms and leave...Crimea is a done deal...no getting it back now.

[caww]

....”All you have to do is put down any weapons and walk out. If you were stormed, you would have all been captured or dead”....

A proposal which had been given many times over for several weeks now. They knew this was coming. ...and they knew that there were no Nato troops in Crimea, nor would there be.

I am thinking Ukraines Thug Government is going to force Nato to act...by creating such scenarios. They want Nato troops to intervene because they know they cannot take Crimea themselves......let alone defend Ukraine.

Ukraine troops simply must lay down their arms and leave...Crimea is a done deal...no getting it back now.