Victory is just over the next hill

“For the west to ‘win’ in Ukraine, it’s going to have to win against three very powerful forces: Putin’s Russia, the oligarchs who have run Ukraine since 1990 and who still run it today, and the historical inertia, pessimism, and cynicism that are the legacies of Ukraine’s ruinous 20th-century history. There is little sign yet that either the EU or the U.S. has the wisdom, resources, ruthlessness, and long-term commitment to overcome these forces.”

http://www.the-american-interest.com/blog/2014/06/30/the-sad-status-quo-in-ukraine/

(Two things: 1. God has been pi$$ed at the Russians and the Ukrainians for a looong time; 2. Nobody in the West is ruthless enough to do anything necessary.)

Via maggiesfarm.