I rarely post about contemporary events, particularly ones involving any kind of armed conflict. Too often we don't have a clear view of what's happening, and what we do know comes through the fog of war. Which I definitely think is the case in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It's often years, sometimes decades, before we … Continue reading Some history possibly related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Americans, Crimea is not about us
Watching the Sunday morning news shows, there is lot of stupid silly ridiculous commentary, mostly from conservatives out to score political points, that the Crimean crisis is somehow Barack Obama's fault, that maybe if he had been a stronger, more decisive, more manly leader, Putin wouldn't have sent troops in.I'm not going to pretend to … Continue reading Americans, Crimea is not about us
