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2014-03-11 Europe

Russia touts own solution to Ukraine crisis

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Posted by Fred 2014-03-11 00:15|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 I'm not convinced - I'll be surprised iff Moscow = econ-fragile/troubled Russia does formally annex the Crimea, or supports the partition of now-sovereign Ukraine.

It is in both Russia's + the West's interests to be in a strategic military position in the Black Sea should thingys go wrong in nearby Muslim powers, e.g. Turkey falls to hardline Islamists, Obama's new BFF + soon-to-be-Nukulaar Iran once again goes "rogue", + Count Dooku's Hard Boyz somehow find success on the ground agz Putin's Boyz in the Caucasus.

THE CRIMEA IS MORE THAN JUST RUSSIA OR PUTIN.

* OTOH BHARAT RAKSHAK > [Independent.UK] WESTERN LEADERS CAN'T FACE A "LOOMING" WAR, SO I GRANT THEY'LL PROBABLY GIVE SOMETHING UP, + LET RUSSIA GOBBLE PART OF UKRAINE.

In the GITMO Scenario I'm thinking of, Russia will agree to lease its Milbases in Crimea to Ukraine for an indefinite or interminable period, that only Moscow will have sovereignty over Crimea Milbases + physical land under its utility, + that Russia-n-only-Russia will decide when to leave or vacate the Milbases in future time.

Iff I'm wrong, IMO the outcome will only be MORE JIHAD, NOW NUKE-wMD, NOT LESS JIHAD AGZ RUSSIA + EASTERN EUROPE - THE GLOBAL JIHAD OF RADICLA ISLAM WILL GO ON UNABATED OR UNOPPOSED BY THE QUARRELING JUDEO-CHRISTIAN POWERS OF EUROPE.

Sectarian arguing + Geopol rivalry among Europe's Christian powers is how the Crusades in the ME were mainly defeated by Islam - ISLAM HAD THE UNITY + THE PATIENCE, CHRISTIAN EUROPE DID NOT.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-03-11 03:21|| 2014-03-11 03:21|| Front Page Top

#2 It is in both Russia's + the West's interests to be in a strategic military position in the Black Sea should thingys go wrong in nearby Muslim powers, e.g. Turkey falls to hardline Islamists, Obama's new BFF + soon-to-be-Nukulaar Iran once again goes "rogue", + Count Dooku's Hard Boyz somehow find success on the ground agz Putin's Boyz in the Caucasus.

Now if Da West was only sane enough to know where its interest lay.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-03-11 06:29|| 2014-03-11 06:29|| Front Page Top

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