I do care. Many US citizens care for many societies, not just the Ukraine, that yearn for the same freedoms and privileges that many country's have. I think we need to diplomatically support and use our political influence to aid their cause--but as we've learned over the past 50 years, we cannot police this world or extend "force" or even our "will" unless our national security, or our strong ally's national security's are at real risk.

Part of the strategy of our "disguised" and undisguised enemies is trying to draw in USA involvement -- with the hope that we spread ourselves out "thin" all over this world to weaken our own economic and patriotic infrastructure. Unless we have an "appropriate leverage" over Russia, it is really more the responsibility for the European countries to politically leverage their Russian neighbor, not us--the Cold War is over, but it could start again if the other countries of the world choose not to exercise any clout whatsoever.

When the Cold War ended, R Reagan knew it was important to have reasonable "quasi-capitalistic" growth within Russia, and with a pledge that "we would help them achieve that." This needed to happen to give strength to private business enterprise and the common people--so that they could enjoy those fruits that come with that economic system in general; I'm not sure that it has happened to the extent needed or fast enough--and without that success, the Russian government will be more depended upon to maintain the Russian economy, giving them again too much power which always leads to wanting even more. Look at the history of Russia--deja vu. Ironically, maybe if the USA invested more in Russia after the "wall" came down, we may not have the current instability in E. Europe and a better ally in Russia. (I don't know this for sure, nor does anyone) I am only speculating from a historical perspective as well as seeing circumstances unfold. Let's hope that the Ukraine can align itself with Europe--they should be able to choose freely, but I'm not sure we can stop corruption without creating bigger problems which we do not need.

Let us hope that enough international political leverage can be surmounted to give the Ukraine their rightly and "just" independence that their people deserve.

steady-eddie.