[RedwM]

Now, if Putin were Stalin, I would share your concerns. I think the whole thing has been over-sensationalized by our “media” to make Obama look like a great statesman and protector of freedom and Kerry a great diplomat. I wish they would had held him for ransom when he went to Kiev.

[annalex]

Stalin did not have nuclear weapon capabilities that Putin has.

the whole thing has been over-sensationalized

This is quite without precedent. It concerns us little, but from the international geopolitical perspective this is as bad as any Cold War crises and it is not over yet. For example, Putin's aggression destroyed the collective security guarantees that, we thought, marked the end of the Cold War.

to make Obama look like a great statesman

Obama looks terrible in this; I don't know where you are getting this.