Ukraine (closed; covers till August 2014)

[Stan]

wm---the estimates of the Russian military strength in their so called exercise is climbing---today at the least the US is admitting to 50K on all borders of the Ukraine and if one reads the various open source materials that are out there the Ukrainian estimate of 100K might in fact be the more accurate number.

Could you provide a link to this ?

So is Putin going for it or just a threat?---am picking ---going for it as the Russian economy is now after the first round of sanctions starting to struggle and it is going on the long haul to be hurt far more.

The Russian economy would barely feel any immediate effects of some Obama created financial barriers. They hit Georgia with so-called border built up troops. Not sure I see the differences. Care to expand ?

By the way it is just not me seeing the moves being made------
http://time.com/39705/russia-invasio...=MB.03.27.2014

Going for it now allows for all the hits to come and then they can bunker in and wait it out.

This thing is so far from an exercise---go back to a lot of the Cold War military articles---the key that the analysts look for are the stock piled supplies for an extended operation---they are in place and increasing.

Imagine what the North Koreans think every year when 50,000 troops come in with aircraft and tanks within 2 miles of their borders, not to mention huge naval ships ? Stock piles ? Ever served in Korea ? Ever been to Norway's (NATO's) stock piles ?

Even Obama warned Russia today to pull away from the border areas as it could be misinterpreted.

You mean this warning from the POTUS ?

Obama said any violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity would be "deeply destabilizing, and he warned "the United States will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in Ukraine."

C'mon already !