[No One Special]

This struck me as a good example of propaganda of the throw in everything but the kitchen sink variety.

[Olog-hai]

Hit the reset button again and another Blame USA article will appear . . .

[Tzimisce]

...surprised MSNBC hasn’t picked this guy up...

[shove_it]

But, but, but ... The One won a Nobel Peace Prize.

[goldstategop]

He strikes me as sensible. I am of the view his solution has merit - if the West recognizes Russia has interests in Ukraine and any political solution protects all Ukrainians, ensures equal rights for them and entrenches real autonomy for both Ukrainian and Russian speaking people in the country and guarantees Russia a guardian role there.

Forcing Russia to capitulate will never work. No Russian will accept the decadent West and its corrosive liberal values that eat away like acid at traditional society. I side with Putin on this. I am convinced in the long run only conservative values will guarantee human happiness and prosperity. Russia is hated because it stands up for them and won’t entertain nonsense like gay marriage, wealth redistribution and climate change parroted in the West.

[Mariner]

One thing is for certain, the Putin Regime has far better rhetoricians than the Obama Regime.

[Mariner]

"The way to end this standoff is clear: Ukraine must become a neutral state with a democratic government. It must grant full equality to both its Ukrainian and Russian-speaking citizens, adopt the policy of federalism and make both Ukrainian and Russian official state languages. "

Sure, that's the right answer.

But I don't think that's what they mean.

[elhombrelibre]

Agree. Russia is bothering Ukraine for basically one reason. That is because Putin decided to do so. If tomorrow he decides not to do so, the who affair will end. He's there because his hand picked man - Viktor Yanukovych - made a couple of mistakes. He went against Putin and negotiated an agreement with the EU. Then, Yanukovych accepted Putin's veto. Then Yanukovych brutalized Ukranian protesters. Next, Yanukovych ordered the protesters shot by snipers - probably on Putin's orders. The whole nation threw the bum out. They freed the political prisoners and exposed his vast wealth, like the wealth the crony capitalists associated with Putin have in Russia; it's tacky but it's wealth.

Putin then decided to snatch parts of Ukraine so he could play the "I'm a strong man card." This crisis is a wholly owned Putin production.

[vette6387]

This is the money comment:

If Washington wins this geopolitical Cold War, it will install a pro-Western government in Moscow which could lead to the breakup of Russia. Siberia, the Caucasus and the Far East will demand autonomy, and the country’s oil and gas resources will be transferred from the government to multinational corporations.

Would that it were a possibility. Maybe if we had another Reagan.

[lavaroise]

Propaganda it is.

Ukraine woukd be fighting WWIII alone like the British against Hitler. Calling it cold war is stupid.

Not sure what the whole charade is at this point

[outofsalt]

If Putin was interested in what the west thought he would invite Jimmah Carter to rubber stamp the Crimean election.

Jimmah always validates commies and he would put the veneer of, “legitimacy” on the reemergence of socialist doctrine.

With Obama in charge, he simply doesn’t care enough to even bother.

[Elsie]

Golly, it strikes me as the SAME propaganda we get from OUR media outlets; just change the names of the players!

[opentalk]

US doesn’t need to be immersed in this right now (imo). Seems to be a pattern especially with McCain involved .... Syria, Egypt, Libya