[1rudeboy]

C'mon . . . everyone understands that Russia simply is trying to defend itself.
/posted from Starbucks Red Square

[rjsimmon]

With Ukrainian troops launching a major assault on a rebel stronghold Friday

Who are the rebels in this case? The pro-Russian forces or the anti-Ukranian forces that ousted the former president?

[Dr. Thorne]

Here's my scenario. Feel free to pick it apart:

- TPTB want a war in the Middle East. This is the reason for the "Arab Spring" that seemed to hand power to the jihadis.
- Once jihadis controlled most of the Muslim countries, the U.S. could be shocked - SHOCKED I TELL YOU - at the violence and terrorism the jihadis foment. It's go time!
- Putin threw a spanner in the works when he backed Syria and made nice with the regime in Egypt that threw out the jihadis.
- "We need an intervention!" cried TPTB. Well, how about distracting Putin with a war against Ukraine?

Once a real shooting war starts in Ukraine, watch to see if the U.S. moves against Assad.

[Dallas59]

Won’t be a war we’ll be in. No money. According to Obammy and friends....We have our own problems with evil tea party terrorists, trayvon martin, racists, making sure everyone has health insurance without doctors and medicine, income inequality, nasty oil, CLIMATE CHANGE!, immigrants and Muslims being put into gas chambers in the south....it just goes on.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Projecting unity on Ukraine, President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel threatened tougher and broader new sanctions against Russia on Friday if Moscow doesn't quickly change its disruptive behavior.

[omega4412]

Interesting map. Is Melitopol the place to watch? So far the pro-Russian separatists have tried to take over cities near the Russian border. Melitopol would fill in a land route from Russia to the Crimea.