Ukraine Burning

... intelligence war between the two powers. Will this intelligence war become a prelude to a military conflict? The horrible deaths in Odessa might look like the equivalent of the 1992 mortar attack on the Sarajevo market, or of the expected 2011 massacre in Benghazi.... ... costs of an invasion/proxy war against the United States, and follow-on occupation/rehabilitation of Ukraine, which would sap Russia’s strength and suck dry its resources. Ever since the Kiev revolutionary coup of February 21-22, Putin has been resolute ...