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13. Yes because if it weren't for that, dear sweet misunderstood Putin wouldn't do anything

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 06:28 PM

Sep 2014

Sure there's his policies on gay rights, the fact that his government has assassinated and imprisoned those who oppose him and his government has committed war crimes in Chechnya. But if it weren't for the west, he'd never have done any of that.

Given Putin's actions, it's no surprise that Ukraine would want to align with the west.

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Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West’s Fault [View all] grahamhgreen Sep 2014 OP

K&R LittleBlue Sep 2014 #1

Gee, what does Ukraine want? Isn't that relevant? Justice Sep 2014 #2

Likely, they don't want a protracted war between the East and West in their country. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #3

I bet you are right! emsimon33 Sep 2014 #4

Seems they are divided Cayenne Sep 2014 #9

Ukraine and Austria aren't the same country. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #5

Correct. William769 Sep 2014 #7

You don't like borscht, is all. Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #20

Finlandization. Benton D Struckcheon Sep 2014 #6

Vietnamization, is more appropriate. Stop with the killing already. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #10

True. Russia needs to withdraw, Benton D Struckcheon Sep 2014 #11

Not gonna happen. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #34

I know. Benton D Struckcheon Sep 2014 #35

They need the buffer and the ports (Sebastapol). An easy fix is to offer a divided Ukraine. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #38

Wow. Straight out imperialism. What are you doing here? n/t Benton D Struckcheon Sep 2014 #39

Informing. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #43

This post seems horribly ironic in light of #37. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #42

True. We never should have destabilized Ukraine to start with. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #44

True, IronGate Sep 2014 #30

The acts of Putin is Putin's acts, we can not sugar coat any of what he is doing by blaming NATO. Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #8

Strangely, our actions are ours as well. Our projection of force typically results in disaster. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #12

Two wrongs don't make a right. n/t Benton D Struckcheon Sep 2014 #36

Those who fail to learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat them. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #37

Yes because if it weren't for that, dear sweet misunderstood Putin wouldn't do anything mythology Sep 2014 #13

So a country that tortures, and starves granny for war is gonna make it all better? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #14

Wait, Boom Sound 416 Sep 2014 #15

We're talking about the guy who has tactical nuclear warheads, and will use them:) grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #17

Putin ain't going to use tach nukes, IronGate Sep 2014 #31

Perhaps: grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #32

Any tach nukes used that close to NATO allies will impact those countries IronGate Sep 2014 #33

K+R nationalize the fed Sep 2014 #16

Have you read anything about Mearsheimer? Are_grits_groceries Sep 2014 #18

What the f#ck are we doing in Ukraine? Granny aint got no food. Daddy aint got a job. And Sis don't grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #19

Non sequiter. Are_grits_groceries Sep 2014 #22

Yeah but if we withdraw from all the Neo-Con nilesobek Sep 2014 #21

God forbid they do something intelligent;) grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #24

rec. KG Sep 2014 #23

The generals are prepping tactical nukes. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #25

bad link but I do not think NATO is prepping tactical nukes Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #26

Russia is! (new link). These nukes are fired from artillery shells, Patriots will not help. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #29

Thank you, grahamgreen! Very important article. Octafish Sep 2014 #27

NP:) I can't belive people are falling for the neocon wars all over again:( grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #28

Cuban missle crisis in reverse. JEB Sep 2014 #40

I feel so bad for Vladimir Putin. Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #41

Feel bad for those in Gitmo proven innocent, still imprisoned. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #45