[quote=jeff303][quote=CA renter]Right. Though it’s not politically correct to say this, I see no problem with what Russia did. The people voted. Done deal.[/quote]

Umm… are you serious? However one feels about what happened, it clearly wasn’t a fair vote. There was no “status quo” option on the ballot! More objections are outlined in this discussion: http://www.reddit.com/r/NeutralPolitics/comments/216ltf/why_is_the_international_community_opposed_to_the/%5B/quote%5D
I don’t know if we can know that for sure. What we do know is that Russians are the majority, and from my own experience of meeting them, they are a patriotic bunch. Having said that, they will have been fed on a steady diet of “we’re on this right side of this one”, which mirrors what we are spoon fed by our own media and politicians. Things have now curiously morphed into an energy war. With the US claiming it will be a net exporter of energy in five years, Europe apparently needn’t worry about its dependence on Russia. That then drives Russia away for the West and to China, Brazil, and Syria. Suddenly, the world becomes a safer place again, just like the cold war. Wonderful!