Back when I was in university, I did a little work with war games. It was very l

Back when I was in university, I did a little work with war games. It was very little. But the experience was life altering.

The absolute out-of-the-blue perfection of Putin’s invasion of Crimea is EXACTLY the kind of scenario that lands in your lap.

I can pretty easily imagine what’s going on in the states right now.

There is no compelling strategic interest in crimea.

The Russians have a legitimate claim to the territory.

We have used the same arguments in Panama and other places.

BUT

The west’s self image is predicated on being the police of self determination and the prohibitor of taking territory by force. The west loses, it loses it’s entire claim for moral legitimacy.

It would have been easier for Putin to just engineer crimean annexation without troops. But you know, it’s BETTER FOR HIM to exercise muscle.

GUTLESS MORON IN WASHINGTON

This is why you don’t elect progressives to the presidency.

They’re almost always confused. This president is not only confused. but lazy and stupid.