Putin's War in Crimea Could Soon Spread to Eastern Ukraine and nobody can stop him

The New Republic ^ | March 1, 2014 | Julia Ioffe

[BenLurkin]

What war?

[GeronL]

I wonder what other former eastern-bloc countries that Putin might be desiring a piece of???

[Viennacon]

Meanwhile, Obama and Reggie are cuddling at a dance recital.

[2ndDivisionVet]

When one country invades a section of another, I think you’ve got a war. Adolf Hitler was lucky with the Österreich Anschluss, but that is unusual.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Isn’t Crimera in east Ukraine?

[aquila48]

“What war?”

You took the words right out of my mouth.

He’s having an easier time than when Hitler waltzed into Vienna.

[cloudmountain]

Putin has the Russian Army behind him...and he IS unstoppable.
Just an opinion.

[cloudmountain]

I wonder what other former eastern-bloc countries that Putin might be desiring a piece of???

PERHAPS, whatever takes his fancy.

[GeronL]

What is the Russian word for Anschluss?

[Cementjungle]

Eastern Ukraine is already on Putin’s side... no need for war other than to tell western Ukraine to buzz off and go to EU on their own.

[Nifster]

exactly....

[Steely Tom]

Where are the human shields?

[Moorings]

It is just an "uncontested arrival" of "undocumented immigrants".

Nothing to see here folks. Move along.

[SpaceBar]

I don’t understand why anyone is surprised. If I were Putin, I’d do the same thing: send in military to provide security to national assets that are protected by treaty amid unrest and tensions along the border. I wish my gd government did the same, but I digress. And as mentioned before, that’s their warm water port and lifeline. It’s a no-brainer. Now is the time to stop hyperventilating over every development, and watch the major chess pieces.

[Steve_Seattle]

"I wonder what other former eastern-bloc countries that Putin might be desiring a piece of???"

The Ukraine would be prize enough. It has both industry and a vast agricultural economy.

[3Fingas]

When are liberals going to step-aside and let a man or an iron lady like Margaret Thatcher run this country? Time to step off, you dope smoking liberals! We need a man with a pair or leader who does not have a pair but acts like she does. If we could reincarnate Reagan or Thatcher right now, we would have most of these problems solved in short order.

[GeronL]

First the sheeple would have to be too distracted to vote

[Cowboy Bob]

This reminds me of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. How was that finally resolved?

[3Fingas]

Well, there’s one good thing about all the pot ballot initiatives. Liberals will be stoned to register and vote. There’s an effective distraction.