West sends in unmarked men, topple some dictator government, start a war, popularity drops, government changes. Because they did bullshit.
russia sends in unmarked men, do a landgrab,
start a war didn't start a war yet (not because of lack of trying too, just failed
), putler is suddenly slav hero to be reelected forever and ever and to fix all that is wrong in motherland. And the guys who vote with their feet and emigrate are just... well... missunderstanding.
Best way to solve internal problem is to find external enemy.
Oh, and Panos - you almost as hipster as the Butan. Good for you. Did you unlock the achievement?