Do you believe that Putin's invasion of Ukraine was justified?

[sabrina 1]

196. That's really for the people to decide, isn't it? How do YOU know how those who elected

Yanukovich feel about these events? You don't, neither do I. We only know what a tiny % of the entire population feel. It's more than possible that no matter how disappointed they may have been, the events that took place have shocked them.

I know for a fact that even with Bush who I could not have despised more, occupying the WH, I would never have supported a coup, a bloody one at that. That would be far frightening than a bad president who could have been removed in a civilized manner. We didn't manage to remove Bush. Doing so might have saved countless lives, but the longterm effects of a bloody coup, undermining the democracy that keeps a country civilized is far more important than instant gratification.

But now that Ukraine has established a system whereby an elected president can be removed by violent protests, it can happen again, and again.

And I"m sure everyone who supported it this time, will be consistent when it happens again, and continue to support it.

Would you support Americans doing the same thing, or are bloody coups only good for other, less civilized nations?