Re: why conflict [Was: Re: no to war in Ukraine]

[Emanuel Berg via Emacs news and miscellaneous discussions outside the scope of other Emacs mailing lists <emacs-tangents@gnu.org>]

> So the next step is to complete the encirclement of the
> locked-in armies of the East, while hitting Kiev hard with
> artillery from the convoy to make then surrender.
>
> A very clever strategy ...

I don't think Putin is crazy as has been suggested, I think he
is a nationalist with the idea that Ukraine is a part of
Russia, and he has been building up Russia's military strength
step by step to the point he is certain they can take it,
which also has been done step by step for many years now with
this as the climax.
            
I always thought Russia would win this and I still do, I was
in denial and thought it could happen with minimal bloodshed
in the way it happened with Crimea, now bloodshed is certainly
bloody enough but if Ukrainians get sacked in the East and
surrender, and Kiev surrenders as well maybe it won't reach
the bloodiest level still if you will - for the record I still
think it is _wrong_ 100% - just from a nationalist Russian
perspective, doesn't it all makes sense even?

They can take loosing the Baltic states, they don't really
care about Central Asia, with the exception of Gruzia perhaps
but they can take it as well, but they can NOT take loosing
Belarus and Ukraine, and that's what we are seeing now?

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