Сейчас, сейчасNew-York Times: Украину вооружать нельзя. О Крыме – забыть
publizist.ru — Влиятельнейшая газета The New-York Times выходит с яркой статьей профессора Чикагского университета Джона Маршеймера. В ней автор заявляет, что США ни в коем случае не должны вооружать Украину, а про Крым стоит забыть.
it [the United States] should demand that future Ukrainian governments respect minority rights, especially regarding the status of Russian as an official language[censored]
Русскоговорящее население Украины - minority. Однако.
good relations with Russia are essential, because the United States needs Moscow’s help to deal with Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, and eventually to help counter China, the only genuine potential rival to the United States (там же)
С другой стороны:
Imagine the outrage in Washington if China built an impressive military alliance and tried to include Canada and Mexico in it.[censored]
И тут же:
Russia’s mediocre army, which shows few signs of turning into a modern Wehrmacht, would have little chance of pacifying all of Ukraine... Russia is a declining power, and it will only get weaker with time... The United States will also someday need Russia’s help containing a rising China.
Непростой мужичок этот профессор. Совсем непростой.
ЗЫ: Авторы сабжа почему-то забыли упомянуть один любопытный аргумент профессора против вооружения Украины:
The possibility that Mr. Putin might end up making nuclear threats may seem remote, but if the goal of arming Ukraine is to drive up the costs of Russian interference and eventually put Moscow in an acute situation, it cannot be ruled out. If Western pressure succeeded and Mr. Putin felt desperate, he would have a powerful incentive to try to rescue the situation by rattling the nuclear saber.[censored]
Такой маленький штришок - и статья начинает играть совсем другими красками.