Putin is not an invader or a conqueror, but a protector and a liberator. He must first have a wronged population to protect, liberate and if they ardently desire it, take it into the bosom of his generous fatherland. This is the central humanitarian principle inherited from Lenin's times, passed on by Stalin and adhered to by Putin.
On 3/28/14, [email protected] wrote:
> And is now asking Obama to help him out of his mess... hoping to still get something.
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> Remember that a few weeks ago someone (I forget the details unfortunately) pointed out that Russia only has some 25,000 totally reliable troops to assault Ukraine with. For that to work everything had to go like clockwork: Ukraine had to be disorganized and in chaos, the "titushky" provocateurs had to deliver, and the world remain hapless and silent... Nothing has worked. The "threat" at Ukraine's border is hollow. He may have the numbers (up to 100,000) but most of these will not "fight the good fight". If he tries anything he'll wind up with another Konotop (1659).
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> The danger now is not to draw defeat from the jaws of victory.
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> I feel like the kid who said that famous sentence about the Emperor. I hope I'm not doing what Merkel opined Putin was....
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