The Russian gangster state is about to take the Ukraine apart as I write.
This is not our fight, I think. There are no big American interests at stake. American lives are not endangered. As I write, there is not big humanitarian crisis (as there is in Syria, and continuing) either.
I hope we mostly agree in this country that national borders are not sacred. We are not sworn to go to war to have them protected. If the Ukraine becomes two states or if a part of it becomes incorporated into Russia, that’s alright with me. I hope it happens quickly and with little bloodletting.
The argument that we are on the side of Ukrainian democrats is not very convincing, right now. I just don’t know. I don’t think they know.
The main downside of this crisis, as I see it, is that President Obama was not able to keep his big mouth shut. He just gave another reason for political mafiosi, tin-pot dictators, savage tyrants, and pure fascist states such as Iran and North Korea to consider the US a paper tiger. That is very dangerous. It leads to gambling miscalculations, a la Saddam Hussein.
Notes On Liberty 
“The main downside of this crisis, as I see it, is that President Obama was not able to keep his big mouth shut.”
I must respectfully disagree. No president could ignore events in the Ukraine. Silence is simply not an option. Now if you want to argue that the main downside was what he said when he opened his big mouth that’s a different story.
“I hope we mostly agree in this country that national borders are not sacred. We are not sworn to go to war to have them protected.”
This may be true for The Ukraine but certainly not true as a general statement. The North Atlantic Treaty was ratified by the Senate and seems pretty clear about armed attack. The Budapest Memorandum is not a treaty and never ratified by the senate. “It is not a formal treaty, but rather, a diplomatic document…” and therefore pretty much worthless.
By and large I’m with you on this one. I won’t comment too much one way or the other on President Obama as I am not in the US. Suffice to say that both the UK and the US leaders seem to think it is their job to dive head first into other countries and take control whether the country in question wants it or not. I’m inclined to think we should butt out of their business and let them sort themselves out, The Ukrainians will only want our help till they think they’re back in control then we will be the big bad wolves too and it’s about time “our boys” stopped coming home in body bags don’t you think? Neither do I like the suggestion that we are all pro-Ukrainian…I’ll make my own mind up about that thank you! As I am sure you will. And if I decide I am pro-Russia I would expect my views to be respected as I would the other side. I think that is part of living in a democracy? People are quick to ignore the fact that there are Russians living in the Ukraine who have views of their own and many are consequently in fear for their own safety as regards this new government. They are entitled to protection too and respect. It doesn’t sound likely they will receive either and this is wrong! US and UK should remember their involvement in Iraq and get the warmongering plank out of their own eye before they try taking the allegedly warmongering speck out of Russia’s eye!!!