Republicans are eager to blame Russian aggression and Putin’s grab of Crimea on past Obama failures, even as Obama proposes the same Ukraine policies they are.
Events that trigger major international conflicts often appear small in retrospect. What's happening in Ukraine provides another example of this paradox.
The revolution in Ukraine is about the thuggery of Yanukovich's regime, the impoverishment of the nation, and the thieving from the state coffers by his associates.