Russia prepares to attack Ukraine

[TVTyrant]

And then you have the leader of Crimea, an autonomous republic, asking Russia for help (not to mention Crimea is quite pro-Russia and is mostly composed of ethnic Russians). Ukraine is claiming that government (Crimea) is unconstitutional but... is it? It *is* an autonomous republic.

I don't think there's anyone here who thinks that the people of the Crimea don't have the right to decide what nation to be a part of. I just think it's wrong for the Russians to send in thousands of soldiers to ensure that happens. If Britain had sent in thousands of troops to the Confederate south during the American Civil War to "protect their interests their", that would have been the closest thing to what we're talking about here.

[Cortexian]

Or if France sent in troops to Quebec.

lawl.

[Phopojijo]

I don't think there's anyone here who thinks that the people of the Crimea don't have the right to decide what nation to be a part of. I just think it's wrong for the Russians to send in thousands of soldiers to ensure that happens. If Britain had sent in thousands of troops to the Confederate south during the American Civil War to "protect their interests their", that would have been the closest thing to what we're talking about here.

Actually, that's not similar at all.

A much better example is Georgia v. Russia and South Ossetia.

[TVTyrant]

Actually, that's not similar at all.

A much better example is Georgia v. Russia and South Ossetia.

Yeah, I agree on that one except for the Georgians actually firing shots and waging war on the Ossetians.