Among honest and knowledgeable people, there really isn’t much doubt about what happened in Ukraine last winter. There was a U.S.-backed coup which ousted a constitutionally elected president and replaced him with a regime more in line with U.S. interests. Even some smart people who agree with the policy of going on the offensive against Russia recognize this reality.
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A Russian Viewpoint
Introduction:By any measure 2014 has been a truly historic year which saw huge, I would say, even tectonic developments. This year ends in very high instability, and the future looks hard to guess. I don't think that anybody can confidently predict what might happen next year.
So what I propose to do today is something far more modest. I want to look into some of the key events of 2014 and think of them as vectors with a specific direction and magnitude. I want to look in which direction a number of key actors (countries) "moved" this year and with what degree of intensity. Then I want to see whether it is likely that they will change course or determination. Then adding up all the "vectors" of these key actors (countries) I want to make a calculation and see what resulting vector we will obtain for the next year. Considering the large number of "unknown unknowns" (to quote Rumsfeld) this exercise will not result in any kind of real prediction, but my hope is that it will prove a useful analytical reference.
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Stand on a street corner in Crimea, or East Ukraine and ask people what they are, and better than 9 out of 10 will say Russian. Who the hell are we to tell them otherwise?
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Agreed. Black is white and white is black to a liberal.
DeleteMy question is, What is the USA doing in there? They're always trying to start a war.
ReplyDeleteWhite Christians should not interfere by killing each other off. This has been the
theme for centuries. Like Ron Paul said, "Mind your own business."
Been waiting for the Civil Flag to start flying for a change.
Absolutely, none of our business. A novel thought, I know..............
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