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Breaking News: Russia Seizes Power in Crimea

posted by LaminatorX on Saturday March 01 2014, @10:25PM   Printer-friendly
from the party-like-it's-1853 dept.
Calling it an invasion seems off, as their forces were already there. The Guardian has live updates at this page.

Are any Soylentils in or from the region? Do you have any insights to share?

 
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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by gallondr00nk on Saturday March 01 2014, @11:51PM

    by gallondr00nk (392) on Saturday March 01 2014, @11:51PM (#9278)

    While I doubt this will start World War III, recent events have suggested that the U.S. (my beloved country) is rapidly losing its moral authority to act as the World Policeman spouting a bunch of bullshit about freedom and liberty as it implements neo-colonialism abroad and a Stasi-esque police state ashore

    Iraq and Afghanistan really were like Vietnam. It wasn't until the US pounded a few third world militas into the ground in the 80's that it really got over just how badly they'd fucked up there - intervening in a civil war to try and stop a domino effect that was entirely imaginary.

    Weren't both the later conflicts about the same thing? About trying to stop an enemy that the US said would destroy it. About complete irrational fear of imaginary or grossly exaggerated enemies?

    I remember when the Afghanistan conflict started, and the TV news was showing these sketches of Al-Quaeda compounds in the mountains, with their own power stations and munitions stores, automatic turrets and cannons and secret bunkers built into the mountains. It was like a Bond villain hideout, and everyone seemed to believe it. They said they were based in the mountains to the north.

    You know what was there? Some old munitions from the Soviet invasion. No bunkers, no hidden volcano hideouts. Just caves.

    There are few things as dangerous as a nation state that believes its own bullshit and delusions. Sadly, I suspect this is true of Russia as well.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by davester666 on Sunday March 02 2014, @02:25AM

    by davester666 (155) on Sunday March 02 2014, @02:25AM (#9350)

    Russia similarly rampaged through Afghanistan not that long ago, with similar results...