
Update: Well now the former (yeah, right) Soviet Republic of Russia has invaded the former Soviet Republic of Ukraine. If people didn’t think that the former Soviet Republic of Georgia wasn’t just a Russian warm-up to imperialistically invading, occupying, and ultimately reabsorbing parts that were formerly the USSR, well then you’re just plain stupid. This is going to make American imperialism look naive by comparison and the Yugoslavian breakup look like a day in the park. Too bad nobody but the poor Ukranians on the ground are going to fight against it.
If this had happened to say West Germany in 1972 would we be sitting around on our asses and just wringing our hands? What do we have all these nuclear weapons for? If the enemy doesn’t credibly think you will use them, then we might as well throw them all away.
Oh, and why does the media keep calling it an invasion of the Crimea? If somebody invaded California they wouldn’t say California was invaded, they’d say the United States of America had been invaded. Let’s call a spade a spade: the Ukraine has been invaded.
What happens when they start invading places that weren’t even part of the USSR? I believe we in the West will eventually look on the USSR as “the good ol’ days.”

While the Soviet Union, er, I mean the former Soviet Republic of Russia hosts the the Wintercon, in Sochi their puppet government in the Ukraine continues to violently oppose the will of their own people to have closer ties to the EU in the hopes of someday joining this confederation of peaceful autonomous states.
This just proves once again that thetyrannical country of the Soviet Union, er, I mean Russia never
deserved the choice of being the Olympic host. Politics of the IOC swindle awarded these games to a communist, er, I mean country run by a violent dictator. In fact the entire winter games have been ruled by corruption. It is clear that the people of Sochi, except for the corrupt government stooges, hate that they were even picked for the venue. The Olympic village itself, especially athlete accommodations are a shambles, and outside the village itself is a dangerous host city run by the Soviet, er, I mean Russian mob. This city is also one of the worst areas in the country for ethnic and gender hatred and violence.

The entire mess shows how corrupt the IOC is itself, full of kickbacks and kiss up politicians. The current games are a disgrace and just should have never been held at all.
I told you so!
Nice of the Soviet, I mean “former” Soviet Republic of Russia to lay off invading the Ukraine until the Sochi Olympics was over. Nice gesture to not start wars of imperial aggression during a time of peaceful cooperation between nations. I’m sure future hosts will take note and hold off until the games are over. Hey, I’ve got a great idea, let’s make Pyongyang the host of the Olympics in say 2024 then we don’t have to worry about them for awhile. How about Tehran too. Israel. Palestine. Syria. We should set out the agenda until about say 2100. It’s brilliant. I deserve a Nobel Peace Prize just for the idea. I guess it didn’t work for Georgia though, but we should have known the Russians are usually crass and mannerless.
This is so brilliant I’m going to have to write a real post about it, not just a comment.