A war with Russia (who will probably ally with China--notice how chummy they are in the UN Security Council) could literally bring about the collapse of the 'global civilization.' Not to mention the loss of billions of human lives. Not to mention the number of Americans who probably would be forcibly drafted into the military. Not to mention the rationing and material hardship people would be faced with as resources went toward running a war machines.
You and Marmema seem civil enough in your responses, too.
Well they’re being chummy on this issue because they have a number of ‘provinces’ where ethnic whatever Muslims (Uighurs, I believe) are spoiling for a seccesionst fight just like Chechnya, and a boatload of other places. They see this as a very, very dangerous precedent allowing people to redraw borders. As crazy at that may be (/sarc) I agree with them on that principle in the least, not to mention giving islamic insurgents their own country in the middle of Europe...