Or perhaps that should simply be a period. Looks like Russia is pulling another former SSR closer into her orbit. This is neither catastrophic nor irreversible at this point, but it shows how weak the U.S. is (or is perceived to be) in Central Asia, a region that’s obscure but possesses strategic significance in a number of dimensions.

Confucius, Œc. Vol.

Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu.