Don't Poke the Bear

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/03/17/don_t_poke_the_russian_bear_ukraine

Here's a pretty good article detailing the foreign policy implications of the state department's reaction and explaining the way the Russians likely view this whole situation.

H/t Dan Carlin's Twitter feed.

P.S. For more on this and other things, I highly recommend Dan's podcast. Follow the link above.