| Russian troops with no insignia occupy Crimea, Feb. 28, 2014 |
Civil
wars in Ukraine
Nearly 100 years ago Ukraine had a civil
war to decide whether Ukraine would be an independent nation-state or join with
Soviet Russia. The Ukrainian Bolsheviks won the war and Ukrainian suffered in
the USSR. This time around, I hope the Ukrainian people unite to fully
emancipate from Russian influence and avoid fighting each other. –2/25
Three-sided
civil war in Syria
The Syrian Civil War has devolved into a
three-way war between the Syrian government (and Russian troops), the secular Syrian rebels, and
jihadists. The people of the Middle East need to approach future revolutions
with extreme caution because non-state groups will look for any openings they
can find for religious war. –2/27
Russian
invasion of Ukraine
Russian troops are on standby to enter
the Ukraine. If the Russians invade, Ukraine will surely spiral into civil war.
Just like in 1918, pro-Russians and pro-Western Ukrainians will fight over the
future of their country. Violent revolutions eat their children; for that, I'd
much sooner see Ukrainians lead a decade of peaceful reforms than suffer one
year of war. –2/27
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| White Russians capture Bolsheviks in Kerch, Ukraine, 1919. |
Russian
invasion commences
Yet again the Kremlin invades a neighbor
for housing individuals who want their country to be totally free of the Cold
War. –3/1
Secession
of Crimea
Russia is imposing the secession of
Crimea from the Ukraine via its army which invaded foreign territory. We
libertarians support self-determination for people who wish to secede, but not
when they're made puppets by invaders. Crimea's Ukrainians must vote whether or
not to secede in a plebiscite moderated by a neutral party. –3/3
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Russian troops in Crimea photo by the U.S. Navy. Kerch 1919 photo from the Imperial War Museum Online Database. Both images are in the public domain.
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