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I find it interesting that nobody - neither government nor press - is questioning Russias purported motive in seizing the Crimea. For centuries, the Crimea has been Russias access point to the Black Sea and thence to the Mediterranean. Russia is very short on ports that are open year-round, so the importance of a Black Sea port is magnified. We have seen this story play out before in the Crimean War of 1853-56. Given Putins KGB background, I see the possibility of a paranoid attitude toward the pro-western government in the Ukraine, and a subsequent survival by any means possible justification for seizing this critical seaway.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:53:17 +0000

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