Arming Ukraine: Dubious Logic, Dangerous Consequences Loren Thompson - Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2015/02/12/arming-ukraine-dubious-logic-dangerous-consequences/ <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001P73Z5yh2zRaAhOnEYkSyaplYJPGC1CNRM4i-kGzCauip9OLMkdk-7WMu5hIKxHv_stT-ENoiSvA8BolnMw771DX98ZoGv4tfjJgDYHh0K2ju6511p2qGaxVeYkzOo_DaZgmgIjSYyaH5qFZ-SebrmJrW0SLi8oCpjwtBFe9Log1VdBP9eommzdDaea1DlvNB0YmSyV4OBau-fQYg_Rp11jJoNti-CFVC7wGsLodlL30myYWQHXzmNdbwCz1HstrWvPGQVte6FEQtQbEpsSPb2VP3ahGVGWOz7WmdKtfaX7U=&c=nJJigy7D8b7Num2qpzMSKDKTAv7waMH0m-igoBKuCTcLuBHqs7sARg==&ch=9OuvczbLl6gbJQr9Wf_P2GyeazPqNeGaKL6meC6M2xvmmkT9jRzzfQ==> Hopefully, the latest ceasefire in Ukraine will hold. However, recent history is not encouraging, so proposals in Washington to provide "lethal assistance" to the embattled Kiev regime will remain on the table ... It appears Washington is poised to inject itself into yet another foreign conflict where the costs and consequences are only dimly grasped ... A brief review of the kind of arguments being made this week to justify sending weapons illustrates how America manages to continuously stumble into new military commitments without grasping where they might lead.
