Staging coup is not peaceful activity. Especially when this coup brings Neo-Nazis and other assorted idiots to power who are bent to destabilize Europe.
EU tried to warn U.S. about the consequences. In the memorable quote of Victoria Nuland :F#$# the EU.
It shows intent to create havoc. What we are seeing now is the outcome.
The situation is comparable with Brzezinsky's strategy of poking the bear by arming Bin Laden in Afghanistan, and as a result Eagle being caught in the very same bear trap.
It will get ugly in Ukraine. The only good news is that Ukraine is not a nuclear power any longer.
~The situation is comparable with Brzezinsky’s strategy of poking the bear by arming Bin Laden in Afghanistan, and as a result Eagle being caught in the very same bear trap.~
Yep, old scumbag - Al-Qaeda’s Godfather defended his support of OBL, stressing that 9/11 was a ‘little cost’ for dismantling an ‘Evil Empire’.
Your comparison is invalid. The Taliban came to power because the US did not follow up, and Pakistan did.
As for Maydan, our (U.S.) actions were ineffective / had little to no effect on the occurrence of or eventual outcome. Ie., Maydan was going to happen regardless. Possibly our influence accelerated it a bit, which may have reduced bloodshed.