[wetphoenix]

~On the other side of the ledger, we have no idea how many billions a year were spent by Russia to suborn Ukrainian pols in preparation for annexation~

Youmare thinking too high of Yanukovich. Let alone he is about as much pro-Russian as Karzai is pro-American.

~On the other side of the ledger, we have no idea how many billions a year were spent by Russia to suborn Ukrainian pols in preparation for annexation~

It won’t be a game if there is only one player.

[Zhang Fei]

Youmare thinking too high of Yanukovich. Let alone he is about as much pro-Russian as Karzai is pro-American.

Karzai is, first and foremost, pro-Karzai. That he is corruption personified hasn't diminished his usefulness to the US, which consists of giving Pashtuns a sense that their interests are represented in the Afghan government even though most of the major players are non-Pashtun members of the anti-Pashtun Northern Alliance.