Russia Just Invaded Ukraine

[Warriorbird]

Hell, my history education in High School sucked. Most of the stuff I know is stuff I learned on my own time, with a few things thrown in from college. In High School, they pretty much covered the Napoleonic Wars in one day and covered the War of 1812 for most of the week.

I try to do better. I even teach the Napoleonic Wars in connection to WW1, but damn if this last 9 weeks we didn't miss like four of them because of snow. Not much I can teach them when they're not here.

And fair enough, Jeril. I thought you were like seven or eight years younger than that.

[Gelston]

Yeah, I know it isn't the fault of my teachers in High School. They only had so much time to teach stuff that would be on the standardized tests we would have to take... And those tests are pretty much a big deal for the schools. I also understand the need for standardization, I just don't like the way they do it. And I don't really know of a better way either, I guess.

[Jeril]

And fair enough, Jeril. I thought you were like seven or eight years younger than that.

People rarely seem to get my age right.

[Warriorbird]

Yeah, I know it isn't the fault of my teachers in High School. They only had so much time to teach stuff that would be on the standardized tests we would have to take... And those tests are pretty much a big deal for the schools. I also understand the need for standardization, I just don't like the way they do it. And I don't really know of a better way either, I guess.

There are better ways. The problem is both political parties are idiotic about it.

[Atlanteax]

Ukraine: Crimea Seeks To Relocate Tatars
Crimea will ask Tatars living in the breakaway region to vacate land where they now live, a Crimean official said March 19, RIA Novosti reported.

Will not be long until the Crimea is overwhelmingly (75%+) Russian in citizenship.

[Johnny Five]

People rarely seem to get my age right.

[Taernath]

Will not be long until the Crimea is overwhelmingly (75%+) Russian in citizenship.

So those marks put on the doorways of Tatar houses at night weren't just a scare tactic. :/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deporta...Crimean_Tatars

Check out the last sentence of the article: "On March 11, 2014 the Crimean parliament recognized the deportation of Crimean Tatars as a tragic fate."

[Atlanteax]

Another 'interesting' tidbit..

While Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was negotiating with US officials over Ukraine last week ... he excused himself to phone Putin for further guidance/instructions (not unusual)

Putin refused to take the call (which surprised the Obama administration)

So would seem to suggest that Putin 'already had his mind made up' ?

[Atlanteax]

Meanwhile...

Russia: Forces Take 2nd Ukrainian Naval Base In Crimea
Russian forces took control of a second Ukrainian naval base in western Crimea on March 19, AFP reported.

This on the heels of the previous one that left one Ukrainian and one Russian soldier dead.

Guess despite authorization, the Ukrainians did not fire.

[Thondalar]

edit: I know, I know, it's mostly about the Olympics....but still. I thought it was still fitting.