Out of Pod Experience

Russian Parliament has authorized direct military intervention in Ukraine today.
(Yesterday it was only "non-military humanitarian aid"
Putin says it is necessary to "protect ethnic Russians in area".
I believe someone in the late 30's used a very similar reason to invade a few countries.

Not that Putin has eyes on any other countries...today.

Meanwhile, the super-mighty u.s. of a, has decided that they will sit this one out, and have told Putin that he is very naughty and there "will be costs". Actually, I should not pick on the u.s. Looks like the entire world has no interest in taking on the russians over Ukraine. When you are dealing with a powerful military, backed by nukes, countries suddenly are quite reluctant to engage.

Just another reason that Canada needs nuclear subs and nuclear weapons. When the Arctic opens up thanks to global warming, and the russians/americans/whoever else has the firepower decides that Ellesmere Island and that shelf actually are part of a continental shelf extending from wherever is convenient, Canada has to be able to exercise and maintain its sovereignty.

And the only thing bullies like putin and Big Oil understand is power.
There is a reason that North Korea has not been invaded. There are actually about 6 of them.

And if Ukraine is finding out today why they should have actually kept some of the nukes left by the 1990's russian breakup.

Have a look at the Sierra's snow cover this year, read how low Hoover Dam water levels are, and I am pretty sure you know about the California drought. It is only a matter of time before the u.s. is in such a bad way for water, (can't wait for the real effects of fracking to be experienced), they will look northward.

if we had nukes, and I mean a lot of them, the u.s would not invade, nor would countries like russia play games with this continental shelf business in the Arctic.

This will end well.






































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Bummer.

http://www.seanmmaloney.com/articles/i0061.html - Canadian Nuclear weapons, and we are very capable of making them, overnight, because every commercial nuclear power plant in Canada is a Breeder.


Heres my take on this, Crimea use to be apart of Russia until the 1950's and the majority back then were un-happy with the USSR's move to make it apart of the Ukraine, and it seems the majority of people there want to re-join Russia, and that’s fine by me, and it would be foolish for Ukraine to not allow it, as it could create more problems for them in the future.

As for Russia’s Response on this, First They are getting desperate, Russia's sphere of influence over the Former Soviet states, Warsaw pact members and collection of poor tin-pot dictatorship has been dimensioning the last ten years. Russia's GDP per capita has been increasing since Putin has been running Russia, but places like Ukraine are still struggling and the people there feel that have have more to gain from, which I don't blame them. Second reason for this response, its just to appease the internal audience with-in Russia, same as Obama's response to the situation, to appeal to the conservatives with in the USA, typical Cold-war era wind bagness.

Whats in the future, if Ukraine breaks away Russia, it means other Former soviet states are probably going to do the same thing, meaning Russia's going to be face of either being alone, or having to integrate with the West(IE the rest of the world) trade wise.

..,Which ofc is total bull**** when it happens precisely at such a moment.Futhermore around 20 years ago there was budapest memorandum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum_on_Security_Assurances signed among others by Russia.

Putin wants Crimea and is being not very subtle about it, doign the same stuff as before.All other rationalizations are just bull****

To all Russian poeple: I dont know how much freedom you got in Russia and how dangerous it is, but really, i would never let the leaders of my country do such a thing, i would protest with all my force.

Putin: "Hey everyone ! Thanks for coming to our lovely Olympics last week."

"Now, watch this one neat trick. You're gonna love it..........."

More like 12th.

That reminds me of something. Hmm...what could it be?