UPDATE: Okay, I've been watching CNN the last several hours. They've gone from Sillytown to Areyoukiddingmeville by discussing how it is important to de-escalate the crisis now that Russia has "complete operational control" of Crimea.
So what the CNN hosts and guests are saying is that it doesn't really count as a war since Russia imposed this control without firing a shot. So if Ukrainian troops have to shoot to drive the Russians out of their own country, that counts as escalation.
UPDATE: Monday morning, I read this:
The Russian takeover of Crimea was relatively easy, in part because the Ukrainian military was careful not to respond to a provocation that would excuse any larger intervention.
Ponder that stupidity. Russia invades Ukraine and takes over the entire transportation network of Crimea without firing a shot, yet an attempt by Ukraine's military to resist would have "provoked" a larger intervention.
The invasion and takeover has been minimized to a mere "provocation" that Ukraine was wise to ignore.
Pray tell, why would Russia bother with a larger intervention if the small subliminal invasion takes over the entire region, and reporters seem to laud the victims for being careful not to provoke more?
UPDATE: And as Russia flies in troops to secure their objectives in Crimea, President Obama will fly into Boston to achieve his objective--political donations.
