Russians scuttle a ship near Crimea

Cpl Christopher Allen-Shinn — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 02:59:27 -0500

Russia shows no sign of backing down, Ukraine may be willing to fight but would lose without outside support, and the US has engaged in diplomacy that appears fruitless at this point. We don't have the political will to threaten them militarily after our long OIF/OEF combat deployment cycle, Secretary Kerry has mentioned sanctions but Russia has laughed that off, and they seem to have no incentive to bargain on this issue. Whether we like it or not, it seems that Russia will end up ding as it pleases in Ukraine just as it did in Georgia. Granted, these two former USSR republics are within the Russian "sphere of influence," but does that mean that we must allow them to bully their neighbors who are also our nominal allies?

Russians sink a boat off Ukraine coast — their own

The sinking of the anti-submarine boat was the latest in a series of moves by Russian naval forces in the Crimean region that were jangling the nerves of Ukrainian officers.

Response by Capt Jeff S. made Feb 24 at 2015 4:24 AM

Capt Jeff S. — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 04:24:15 -0500

So long as we have the current Cmdr-in-Chief, Russia will do as it pleases. America is rightly perceived as "weak" throughout the world. Not just because of the leader we have, but worse... because we voted for him!!!