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5. reminds me, and not in a good way,

Fri Mar 7, 2014, 05:05 PM

Mar 2014

about the way the Soviet Union decided to "rescue" Czechoslovakia in 1968, in response to bogus "requests for help".
Very, very upsetting.
So far, Obama and Kerry are doing a great job given the situation: but they are very boxed in.
We can't go to war over this, but bullies like Putin should not be allowed to win. I hope the US/UN/EU can come up with a clever way to make Putin stand down.

This very delicate task is made even more difficult by less-than-courageous behavior by some European countries. Here's a depressing article about the UK, which apparently is loathe to lose income from their resident Russian oligarchs:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-26426969

sigh

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Putin rebuffs Obama as Ukraine crisis escalates [View all] steve2470 Mar 2014 OP

Well, gee, he knows that the American right wing EC Mar 2014 #1

Yep, Putin definitely wants a war. I hope there's still time to reverse it. nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #2

The new cold war's back on folks PFunk Mar 2014 #3

Obama opposes/supports the upcoming sham-referendum? quadrature Mar 2014 #4

Obama has already said the referendum is illegitimate. bemildred Mar 2014 #6

reminds me, and not in a good way, MBS Mar 2014 #5

How about not fucking with another country's back yard? cosmicone Mar 2014 #7

They don't get it. 2banon Mar 2014 #9

This happened cause Pres Obama riversedge Mar 2014 #8

and they were mom jeans davidpdx Mar 2014 #10