Why are Ukrainian lives worth more than Russian?  Why does this need to be a good guy vs bad guy situation?  Spy vs spy?  Because of oil, natural gas, and NATO.  Without Russia there is no NATO.  Plain and simple. I ask that our leaders drop the "bad ass" act.  Because most of them couldn't or wouldn't serve in the military and couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag.  But they have no problem sending others to their possible deaths.  Here is an idea.  How about we hear what Putins' bitch really is?  Just a thought I could be wrong.