Ukraine: Where We Are Now?

It’s a job for Dad.  The girls are upstairs fighting over who knows what but it is in the stand off stage and like little girls, no blows have been thrown.  But the bigger, older sister has taken the stuffed animal and is holding it,…  You walk into the room….

That is Obama’s predicament.  How do you solve, diffuse, absolve a pie fight without far more serious ramifications stretching as far as the eye can see, from bubbling out from your best attempts?

Like a Dad, you have to realize they are just kids.  They are looking at you to solve the problem…

Like a Dad, it is what any dad of girls has to do from time to time……

A) First take control…   Ok, Give me the bear….

Obama with the world community behind him, needs to take temporary control of the divisive issue.  In this case, it is Crimea, or more particularly, who controls Crimea.  The US and international arbitrators need to take control over Crimea.  It can be handled like this… We put a neutral nation’s troops between the Ukrainians and the Russians. Second step is we ask both sides to stand down.  Russians to their side of the room, Ukrane’s to theirs.

B. Now we begin the talk…  Ok, Russia, you go first, Ukraine, you’ll have your chance, Don’t interrupt.  

Russia talks…

Now, Ukraine.  Your turn, Russia?  You got to say what you wanted without interruption, Now it’s Ukraines turn. If you have questions we will discuss them later…  Go Ukraine.

C.  Ok. we say.. Here is a list of what you disagree upon.

Recognize you agree on a lot, This is a small list.  Looks like we can do something here….

D. Discussion.

Are we agreed now on rules to keep the bear?

Yes?  OK, here it is….  follow the rule.

E. If I have to come here the next time, neither one of you are going to like it ….

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There are certain ways things should be handled. Even then, they don’t always work out to plan.  But if you execute the plan, knowing the plan works 95% of the time, and they still spiral beyond you, you did everything you could…

That is all that matters…  If it spirals outward, we then will deal with it, consequences be what they may….

In any regards, the absolutely wrong approach is to barge into the room screaming and yelling, throwing out idle threats with pure abandon, pointing fingers before anyone has a chance to talk, or picking sides without finding facts and feelings out first.  Yet a lot of parents act like this.  It is sadly why we have so many kids who act that way as well.  The United States should not be taking directions from our Conservatives and act like Ghetto mom.  The United States needs to continue to act like the Super-Dad it is….