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2015-06-09 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by badanov 2015-06-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Playing chess with a golfer?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-06-09 00:10|| 2015-06-09 00:10|| Front Page Top

#2 More like playing chess with someone who is still working out Tic-Tac-Toe.

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-06-09 00:18|| 2015-06-09 00:18|| Front Page Top

#3 is still working out Tic-Tac-Toe

Not working out---declared it racist and went golfing.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-06-09 00:20|| 2015-06-09 00:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Surprised me Russia hasn't swallowed the entire Ukraine yet. Either I overestimate their capabilities (they are sorta fighting through proxies) or Putin is punching light hoping not to offend folks any more than he has to.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-06-09 10:08|| 2015-06-09 10:08|| Front Page Top

#5 or Putin is punching light hoping not to offend folks any more than he has to

Given Ukrainian economy, he's waiting for a revolution.

p.s. Who wants Ukraine (sans Crimea)?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-06-09 12:55|| 2015-06-09 12:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Isn't Ukraine the breadbasket of the region? That has to be worth something.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-06-09 14:57|| 2015-06-09 14:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Several times I have sarcastically mentioned that von Manstein would clean up this messy operation very quickly. I'll rephrase that obscure reference: Why is there a seeming lack of creative military tactics/resolve/leadership on either side? The Crips versus the Bloods show more sophistication in the art of warfare!

Posted by borgboy 2015-06-09 15:00|| 2015-06-09 15:00|| Front Page Top

#8 Historically, the Russian bear has always been a bit clumsy.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-06-09 18:22|| 2015-06-09 18:22|| Front Page Top

#9 I'd say Russia's strategy is to wait for Ukraine to go completely broke and the EU stops giving them money. Then Putin will have a peace settlement on his terms.

Posted by phil_b 2015-06-09 21:47|| 2015-06-09 21:47|| Front Page Top

#10 p.s. Who wants Ukraine (sans Crimea)?

Crimea is a gateway to the Mediterranean. The Russians would have fought over that.

The only reason the Ukraine matters is that it makes the Rooskis twitchy to have hostile forces (like NATO) on their borders. There is some historical precedent for this, along with the fact that Russia is basically flat and indefensible. We are lucky the Canadians are so well-behaved.

Posted by SteveS 2015-06-09 22:46|| 2015-06-09 22:46|| Front Page Top

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