Cease Fire in Eastern Ukraine

   In Minsk, Byelorussia, negotiators announced a ceasefire of hostile operations between separatists and Ukrainian government forces.  Locals were relieved that the shooting and bombardments have ended after months of back and forth fighting among Ukraines and pro Russian agitators who had crept into eastern provinces to stir up Russian sympathies among dissatisfied residents.   After making a mockery of government forces in Crimea,  Soviet troops ripped their insignias off their uniforms and crossed the border from Russia into Ukraine to solidify gains made by separatist guerilla fighters who claimed to represent some type of ill-defined protest against Kiev actions that led to the ouster of a proRussia  premier, now on the lam in Russia somewhere.
      Mad Vlad wants a secure easement across Ukraine so he can tap into Crimea's oil and gas reserves that he can then sell at monopoly prices to the western European grovellers dependent on foreign energy sources.
      So, will Mr. Putin be hailed as a peacemaker?  Or will he be reviled for caving into the West's sanctions against Moscow and its oligarchs?   Will the ceasefire hold, or is it really just another step on appeasement's road?   Will the air around the Ukrainian border start humming with drones as they target a few Muscovites?  I can hear the noise already of the Soviet Defense Minister's claims that Russia is just helping out Russian citizens who are being abused by fascists, again.
    I guess Old 'Bama is starting to listen to the war hawks in the Security Council.  Enough of the lines in the sand, they say.  Crank up the drones, fry a few Murmanskis or Vladivostokians, or Kamchatkians.   That will twist ol' Vlad 's intestines.  
    John Kerry will no doubt get his orders from the C-I-C after the NATO conference.  It will be interesting, I'm sure.
    We in Tahoma can't wait.