You’d prefer Russian autocracy under Putin for these nations? If so, fine. But what if the majority of these people remember all too well the horrors inflicted on them by the Soviets (whom Putin worked for in their secret police as a scumbag KGB Colonel for over 16 years) or the Russians, who’ve traditionally injured all of these people.
I prefer that Obamacons just go home for a good cry and thumbsucking when their plans to ruin other nations fail.
“inflicted on them by the Soviets “
Of which Ukraine was a part and Crimea was part of Ukraine, so what’s your point?
Lets see...
Putin isn’t Stalin. Russia isn’t the Soviet Union of 50 years past. What they are is what they are. We have yet to see if that is better or worse.
The other option, The EU, is fast tracking muderous Islamic scumbags into all aspects of their crumbling society. Sweden is now an occupied land, Britain is burning on a regular basis, as is France and Brussels wants people to convert rather than be evil nationalists.
Between the two? I’d MUCH rather take my chances with Shirtless dreamy Vlad the Muslim slayer as he rides into my fantasies on a Kodiak/Grizzly.
Dude we know. That’s why it was so stupid to overthrow a democratically elected government that was friendly to Russia. This is a predictable reaction. There is nothing we can do that will stop it except working out a grand bargain.
Russia is sending a message about how they will react to things like this. We can respond to that in various ways, but can’t act surprised. Obviously, our leaders did not have a back up plan.