...Hopefully, Putin has enough sense to stop before it turns into a full-scale war.
Are you excluding Putin from your list of terrorists and power grabbers?
No. Putin was an opportunist, who saw his chance and stepped in.
He’s gotten most of what he wanted with Crimea, and I just hope he has enough sense to stop there.
I’m not saying that Putin is a nice guy. Just that I think he has more sense than, let’s say, John Kerry, or Obama’s other idiot appointees. Or Juan McCain.
Of course, it’s possible that it’s too late to stop it, since much of the violence now comes from angry people on both sides within Ukraine.
Putin sees his chance to grab some territory and increase his popularity with Russians, by taking back Crimea. And he may be tempted by the “breadbasket” part of Ukraine as well.
But he didn’t actually start this mess. And I certainly don’t think we can count on Obama’s jerks to deal with it unless Putin shows some common sense and doesn’t try to grab too much.