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Comment author: Lumifer 24 October 2014 07:29:00PM 8 points [-]

But the war in the Ukraine is pretty limited

The war in Ukraine started with Russia just grabbing an important and lucrative chunk of territory: the Crimea. The West said: "Um.. err... OK."

it still seems very charitable

What you probably mean is "not vindictive". The US was following self-interest, not doing charity.

Comment author: Azathoth123 30 October 2014 06:52:24AM 2 points [-]

The war in Ukraine started with Russia just grabbing an important and lucrative chunk of territory: the Crimea. The West said: "Um.. err... OK."

Depending on who you ask. Others would say that the war started with a US-backed coup against Ukraine's democratically elected government.

Comment author: Lumifer 30 October 2014 02:38:05PM 1 point [-]

Others would say that the war started with a US-backed coup against Ukraine's democratically elected government.

Sure, I am aware of such people, but listening to them tends to lead to severe brain damage :-/

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