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03-03-2014, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by TexaninVA
The situation in Ukraine is volatile, complicated and very bothersome. It's also potentially very dangerous depending on how it unfolds.
From victory in the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1989 ... we've now come to a resurgent Russia that is armed to the teeth and now being led by a hard core nationalist ... Vladimir Putin. He is a former KGB officer and his personal net worth last time I checked was about $20 Billion US.
In the meantime, I will make two assertions .... if your adversary or enemy does not respect you, he likely does not fear you, and will thus take risky actoins to maximize his gain. In short, in the world of foreign policy, weakness mixed with empty words, is actually quite provocative.
My second point is that military power with the right leadership, when all is said and done, is still crucial in the game of realpolitck ... whether we like it or not.
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Putin is smart and aggressive. He has carefully assessed the strength and willingness of any opposition to fight him and made his move.
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