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The pessimistic view: "The effective annexation of Crimea marks the beginning of something new and ominous: not another Cold War but, rather, a revival of a chauvinistic and expansive Russian nationalism that goes back to the tsars."
The women are still there. The last two clinics served 3,000 people annually. According to the New York Times, by September, there might be as few as six clinics that perform abortions in the entire Lone Star state.
How does the "war on terror" end? It could end with the crisis in Ukraine. To quote Secretary of State John Kerry, "what comes after the war on terror is the '19th century.'”
What to do about Putin and Ukraine? There are serious critics, and there are those who just like to use the words "feckless" and "Obama" in the same sentence.
The Orange Revolution never took hold. Putin believes he must take a stand against the West, somewhere. So, the $50 billion he spent on the Olympics goes to waste.