Courtesy of Mish.
Despite the complete failure of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, war-mongers and even self-proclaimed libertarians don’t understand what is going on in the Ukraine, why it’s none of our business, or even how the civil war in Ukraine started.
A friend sent me an article today from the site Conservatives for Liberty called Confused libertarians are Supporting Putin by Gabriel? Stakaityt?.
Supposedly the site is an “independent libertarian, free market and socially liberal campaign group”.
It is difficult to judge a site on the basis of one article, but there is a difference between supporting Putin and saying Ukraine is essentially none of our business, the true libertarian position.
According to Gabriel? “From soap operas to ballet performances, the Russian government is doing everything to influence the cultural life of Eastern Europe, and to maintain a stranglehold on the mentality of the people.”
Let’s assume that is true. Here is an equally true statement “From soap operas to ballet performances, the EU is doing everything to influence the cultural life of all of Europe, and to maintain a stranglehold on the mentality of the people.”
Here’s another “The US is doing everything to everyone globally, and by military force where necessary, maintain a hypocritical stranglehold on any country that dares go against the vision of the United States.”
One can come up with all sorts of similar statements.
Just what did warmongers expect when the US broke promises and expanded NATO to the East? Did they expect Russia would sit back and do nothing? Did they want to start WW III?
The US fomented the overthrow of the last Ukrainian government and now does not like the result. Similarly, no one in their right mind is happy about the overthrow of the Shah of Iran decades ago, the lives lost in Vietnam, and the results of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Back to the point. This is not our battle. If those in Crimea want to join Russia, no one should care. Gabriel? blats the vote in Crimea?…
