Re: Russia prepares to attack Ukraine
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Originally Posted by
Phopojijo
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.
Re: Russia prepares to attack Ukraine
Or if France sent in troops to Quebec.
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Re: Russia prepares to attack Ukraine
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Originally Posted by
TVTyrant
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.
Re: Russia prepares to attack Ukraine
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Originally Posted by
Phopojijo
Yeah, I agree on that one except for the Georgians actually firing shots and waging war on the Ossetians.
