Since we're condemned to hear about the discord in the Ukraine for at least another week, we may as well make this interesting. Yes, given the inordinate attention given to these developments, we should take advantage of it to figure out who broke the age-old Olympic truce.
For instance, if it were Ukrainian nationalists who broke the truce, while receiving financial and tactical support from the United States, what would that say about us? Scumbag Central is what I would call that hotel, especially given the Olympics were being conducted right on the border there.
If Russia, however, were responsible for these shenanigans, well, it's hard to conceive, considering there's not much for them to gain from this, they lost a whole lot due to this occurring during the Games, and presumably their "aggression" wouldn't have been designed to occur in such a time of inordinate attention on the place in question.
Yes, discriminating minds would clearly point the finger at the proper big power actor, if in fact a big power actor is in play, as regards the initiation of these violent activities, as well as the legislative actions immediately after the activities that refused the Russian language as an official option for the overwhelmingly Russian-language speaking Crimeans.
We could presume that the U.S. had nothing to do with breaking the Olympic truce, had not given a dollar or other logistical support to the Ukrainian opposition during this time, had not schemed to ruin the Olympics for the Russians, if not for the plainly reported fact that our own Nuland was talking shit merely days beforehand, suggesting who should take over after some hypothetical takeover, and saying "fuck the E.U.", perhaps because they objected to the time and/or tactics of the operation.
It's just hard to believe that Russia would piss on their own Olympics, so the dishonor likely hangs on someone else, probably us, since who else, unless some of the people of Ukraine just decided to this on their own, and could not be restrained (in defiance of their sugar daddies and benefactors). Regardless, I'm sure the money trail is there, and shudder to think we may be complicit in violating one of the oldest traditions known to civilization - the Olympics truce.
Further, to do so against the host nation, on their border, truly scumbag status. Whoever is responsible, if anywhere inside our camp, should be fired and/or resign immediately.