"Russia is invading another country on completely trumped up pretext"

[gordianot]

72. Help me I am confused, I thought American RW liked Putin.

But that was two weeks ago an age in terms of Republican tantrums that a black man occupies the White House. So right wing thugs are patrolling the streets of the Ukraine while Russia has invaded in an almost bloodless invasion to restore a local oligarch of almost Koch brother dimensions. The tragedy of all of this is it has stirred up the war obsessions of the Senile Senior Senator from Arizona in manner mirroring the movie Nebraska. In the meanwhile Ukrainian citizens in the street are getting killed setting fires and rioting have been promised new elections that could rival those from the State of Florida and Ohio. Now an aging politician who got into politics protesting the trumped up war in Vietnam admonishes Russia who is following a geopolitical policy that mirrors the United States in the Monroe doctrine. That aging politician says that war is being trumped up by Russia, should join the Senior Senator from Arizona in comparing trumpets.

Really the old cliche about true events and fiction comes to mind. All of this is so unbelievable it boggles the mind. Russia has orchestrated and jumped in with both feet into a Civil war. They have obviously ignored the lessons of their war in Afghanistan and entire cold war mess to a similar degree we have forgotten the lessons of Vietnam, the various Gulf wars and our war in Afghanistan. When it comes to war it does not really matter where you fall on the political spectrum you are full of shit (myself included). My Uncle was a well decorated World War II veteran who saw a lot of war his one line was "War is just an excuse by old men to get young men killed" that too was not original but am more and more convinced is true. I make it a practice not to get into other peoples family quarrels.