“The Ukraine has little strategic value, other than it’s a proxy battle between Western influence and Russia. So it’s a valid intervention.”
Why is that valid? See Buchanan and Stockman here: http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/my-thoughts-on-pat-buchanans-brilliant-and-incisive-take-on-washingtons-ukrainian-fiasco/?utm_source=wysija&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Mailing+List+Mid+Day+Friday
We disagree..on that..I know their positions.
“Why is that valid? “
In my view, and I thought I explained it in my posts, it’s valid because a Cold war is a valid tactic.
A cold war is a proxy for a hot one.
Interventions like the Ukraine are the biggest part of what a cold war is.
There are only two alternatives, and one of those is impossible now, but it’s always being worked on anyway.
Total peace or total war.
Both sides would like peace, but there is always some within each government who would do everything possible to screw it up.
So the best alternative is proxy wars.