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HOW THE WEST DROVE RUSSIA INTO UKRAINE
h/t Jerry Pournelle
...So there you have it. The situation in Ukraine is the product of the machinations of the Moscow madman, and his circle of ex-KGB macho men. It is Russia’s fault. The bloodshed in Ukraine, its fragmentation, its region-shaking instability – all of it can be laid at Russia’s feet.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-09-04
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=399233