A reader born in England at the start of World War II marvels at humanity's continued ability to plunge itself into conflict because of one autocrat. (via latimesopinion)
I was born at the beginning of World War II in England and know the absolute hell it caused for all human life on the planet, taking many years and millions of deaths to stop. I wonder how one man — Adolf Hitler then,This is what seemingly all egomaniac dictators want — to subjugate nations using imprisonment and violence. It appears to be human nature, just as it is with most animal species on Earth — attack and devour.
This is not Hungary in 1956, when the Soviet Army repressed a rebellion. The Ukrainians are well-armed, their citizenry is well-armed, and they have a taste of a 30-year-old democracy they will not give up easily. Meanwhile, with a democratic tradition that predates not only Russia, but most of the West , Ukraine knows what it is fighting for. Pray for them. And make Putin pay in every way but our own counter-invasion.When the Soviet Union fell in 1991, Ukraine had the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal on its territory. When Ukrainian-Russian negotiations on removing these weapons broke down in 1993, the U.S. engaged in a trilateral process.
I have not heard anyone mention the Budapest Memorandum during the current crisis. So what is Russia’s excuse now? Nobody disputes that the current government of Ukraine was legitimately elected. History, though, demonstrates sanctions rarely result in the policy concessions the U.S. is seeking, most of which are maximalist.
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