War Nerd: What's happening in Eastern Ukraine is very simple, rational, and straightforward

"Heaven and earth are not merciful. To them, men are as straw dogs, destined for sacrifice." – Lao Tzu What's happening in Eastern Ukraine is very simple, rational, and straightforward. Russia has what it wanted--Crimea, a Russian-majority peninsula with better beaches than the rest of Russia put together, a Russian majority, and a geography so eminently defensible that all you...