There is no military option against Russia in the region, and not much room for economic measures, unless matters get much more intense than they look like getting at present.

Russia probably is going to emerge from this with the Crimea; it is very important to them militarily. They have no right to it but might, mind, but might they have.

What is important is to ward off Russian incursions in Ukraine proper, and slicing off a portion of its eastern territory.

I am largely untroubled by who at present seems in charge at Kiev: the Ukraine deserves independence from Russia, given the ghastly history there under the Soviets well within living memory, and when matters come to violence, hard men tend to rise. They do not have much staying power, though, particularly the bad hats among them, unless the society around them has been badly injured, which does not seem the case here.

just keeping in mind that we have very limited options to prevent Russia from taking this to the limit, except hope and pray that cooler heads prevail. Feeling somewhat hopeful that we have a President at the moment that's handling this in the way that he is.

I would settle for Cheney to meet the same fate as Tojo for similar crimes in international court.

I have not even followed the Ukraine deal.

He is dealing with this situation in the best way possible. Too bad that wasn't an option in the poll.

I'm not ashamed or embarrassed and I'm not of mixed mind. We don't belong in this fight.

And real politic.

A lesson I learned in college and finally internalized.

on terms our financial elite dictate, they will be declared the next Hitler and removed.