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To: average joe who wrote (105381)	4/1/2014 9:31:47 PM
From: TobagoJack	1 Recommendation Recommended By average joe Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 219195

there appears to be energy w/i ukraine for war against russia am supposing that when push comes to shove there is little enthusiasm to do so unless and until put in's tanks roll into east ukraine, unless of course there should be flowers paving the streets and welcoming chants heard in that land for the liberating soldiers where have we seen that movie before? it appears to be all left to resolve and will, preparedness and over aching strategic objective and tactical planning let us watch and brief

To: average joe who wrote (105381)	4/2/2014 3:48:51 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	1 Recommendation Recommended By average joe Respond to of 219195

In case there was any doubt about Putin's views of the illegitimacy of the post-Cold War European security order in Europe, his vitriolic speech to the Federal Assembly in Moscow on March 18 should clarify it for skeptics. I have no doubt that there is nothing Vladimir Putin would rather do than delegitimize the post-Cold War order, expose the Trans-Atlantic partnership as a sham and deeply degrade U.S. leadership in the world. He has already gone fairly far down that path in four weeks. Why do American presidents have such a hard time understanding Russian leaders? First, it starts with our inability to fathom just how traumatic the collapse of the Soviet Union was for several generations of Russians. From a clinical standpoint, Russia has been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder for the past couple of decades. edition.cnn.com

To: average joe who wrote (105381)	4/2/2014 3:58:41 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	1 Recommendation Recommended By average joe Respond to of 219195

In the 1990s, many speculated about the danger of a "Weimar Russia" scenario in which the humiliated superpower would re-emerge in more of a fascist form. I am afraid that day has arrived. Putin's task is to take back what a certain streak of Russian nationalism views as not only rightfully, but sacredly, what should be Russian. Obama may satisfy some supporters and even some critics by taunting Putin and Russia as a "regional power" of no great consequence acting out of "weakness." This will only bait the bear to lash out to demonstrate who is really weak and who is strong. It is a game that Obama is not psychologically equipped to understand, let alone win. A Russian strike, either after a manufactured provocation or without one, into eastern Ukraine, is inevitable. Putin smells blood in the water, and nothing we have said or done will deter him. Economic measures alone are insufficient. If Obama does not rise to this challenge soon, I fear that Putin will happily ruin his legacy and U.S. credibility, with massive collateral damage for Russians and Ukrainians. Putin will likely meet his own end if he miscalculates in Ukraine. It is incumbent for the United States, its allies and most importantly Ukrainians themselves, to help Putin not miscalculate because if he does, there will be hell to pay for all of us. Follow @CNNOpinion on Twitter.