re: Hat's off to Putin - he knows what he is doing

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1. i think ukraine has somethings putin wants, but i think this is mostly a test or a diversion for something else

2. i think this is a test of western europe much more than a test of the USA/Obama

3. China's involvement, or lack thereof, will be telling

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This is exactly right.

I would add 4) we invade countries pretty regularly, so we set the model its ok.