[BobL]

“Here is an excerpt from Strategy Page one of the better independent military analysis and comment websites:”

“Independent” - LOL. The guy who runs it Dunnigan, is a CONSULTANT for the State Department and DOD. What do you expect him to say (if he wants to feed his family)?

Anyway, the world will soon see what the people there want once they hold their referendums next month.

Of course the UN is welcome to observe - but they won’t, so not Russia’s fault if the people there vote anti-Globalist.

[Rockingham]

Jim Dunnigan is now in his late seventies and is mostly retired, except for the Strategy Page website. He is not currently a State Department consultant and has not been for years. His assessment of Russia's conduct in the Donbas is well-founded and similar to that of the European press. And, in any event, in the Putin era, Russia simply does not hold free and honest elections, not in Russia and not in territories it has conquered and intends to annex.

Contrary to the old adage, the enemy of my enemy is not necessarily a friend or ally. Sending hearts and flowers Putin's way, calling Russia anti-globalist, and cheering her on as she attempts to devour a neighboring nation is wrong to the point of absurdity.