Quote Originally Posted by jcustis View Post
If there is anything I learned from studying up on foreign policy in college, and being an instrument of it for over twenty years, it is that Americans have got to get over this fetish for playing zero sum games.

We can't seem to help ourselves as we clamor over which president is weak vs. strong, who is winning the confrontation, and how this is proof of weak foreign policies. This current drama is bringing out the kooks like usual (e.g. McCain), and good lord they are on the embarrassment train with their one-dimensional, one layer deep understanding of the situation.

It's sickitating.
McCain?

I don't follow McCain that well but I guess you missed this back in 2008:

http://www.c-span.org/video/?c448597...n-talks-crimea

"This whole thing has got a lot to do with Ukraine, Crimea, the base of the Russian fleet in Sevastopol. And the breakdown of the political process in Ukraine between Tymoshenko and Yushchenko is a very serious problem," McCain said. "So watch Ukraine, and let's make sure that we -- that the Ukrainians understand that we are their friend and ally."
Pity all the 'smart guys' were not listening.