Henry Kissenger is a Dove, Apparently.

That or, maybe, just perhaps, the chicken hawks yelling for Obama to "confront Putin" (whatever that means) have no actual strategy beyond posturing and demagoguing.  

"A wise U.S. policy toward Ukraine would seek a way for the two parts of the country to cooperate with each other. We should seek reconciliation, not the domination of a faction."

Does this sound like it's coming from the exact opposite of the spectrum as Ted Cruz?  Seems that way to me.

"Putin should come to realize that, whatever his grievances, a policy of military impositions would produce another Cold War. For its part, the United States needs to avoid treating Russia as an aberrant to be patiently taught rules of conduct established by Washington. Putin is a serious strategist — on the premises of Russian history. Understanding U.S. values and psychology are not his strong suits. Nor has understanding Russian history and psychology been a strong point of U.S. policymakers."

No shit.

And a key point here:

"Russia would not be able to impose a military solution without isolating itself at a time when many of its borders are already precarious. For the West, the demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy; it is an alibi for the absence of one."