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5. This doesn't end good no matter what option you pick.

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 09:31 AM

Mar 2014

There's no "better off" here.

Pick your poison.

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"Let them secede" European style? [View all] hedgehog Mar 2014 OP

Steve Kornacki does a great job!!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2014 #3

The Crimea is historically Russian. reformist2 Mar 2014 #2

It's historically Tatar. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #4

Forced relocation and genocide, to boot. joshcryer Mar 2014 #6

So Ukraine should just acquiese to Russification? nt Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #12

Well, the Hawaiians "acquiesced" to Americanization Fumesucker Mar 2014 #13

Yes, but power-wise, that fact hasn't mattered in centuries. Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #11

That's what I thought - to me it doesn't make sense for Ukraine to hedgehog Mar 2014 #10

This doesn't end good no matter what option you pick. joshcryer Mar 2014 #5

I don't think that this is about the people Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #8

Crimea at present - maybe more to follow in the south and east. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #9

You have admitted you know nothing Jenoch Mar 2014 #14

Thank you for your assistance. hedgehog Mar 2014 #15