[Poohbah]

Forget Soros. Ignore him entirely. He's as irrelevent there as he is here.

He almost the sole source of funding for Yushchenko. I wonder what the price tag of that support will be--and what price America will pay to fix the mess Soros will inevitably make.

Look at what's happening to the Ukrainian people and their self determination. The military and civil authorities are taking sides. Russian troops reportedly deployed, dressed as Ukrainian troops. Bunker mentality corruption. This isn't going to be pretty, and they may need our help.

If the intervention is to support Yushchenko, and succeeds in installing him in office, then the Ukrainians will need our help again after their economy craters.

[HipShot]

"He almost the sole source of funding for Yushchenko. I wonder what the price tag of that support will be--and what price America will pay to fix the mess Soros will inevitably make."

Excellent point, but I would argue about the relevance today. If Russian troops open fire on Ukrainian civilians the immediate priorities loom larger than any other consideration.

"If the intervention is to support Yushchenko, and succeeds in installing him in office, then the Ukrainians will need our help again after their economy craters."

I'm not going to argue against your points. I'm not sure that I disagree with you on those issues. I do disagree with their weight in the face of current events. It's kind of like asking a trauma victim in the ER for their insurance information before treatment.

So who's better? Putin's puppet or Soro's puppet? If it's the lesser of two evils, I'd certainly rather see the administration in power that wants to join NATO.