Intercepted phone calls show Putin called the shots

Okay, so the language was a bit inelegant (and ineloquent).  But how is it in any way comparable to Vladimir Putin's actions--actions that are much more than merely a technical violation of civil decorum?

The question remains:  How is this banter in any way comparable to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine?  (Russia's annexation of Crimea, sadly, is already a fait accompli; it appears to be irreversible.  And it remains entirely possible that the rest of eastern Ukraine--indeed, even all of Ukraine--may eventually be absorbed by an expansionist Russia.) 

Ukraine did not experience a "coup" (as the Russians' talking points claim). Rather, a dictator--who, like the late Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, was elected, but who had expanded his own powers while diminishing the powers of the parliament--was (justifiably) ousted from office by the citizenry.  (The people in a democracy should never feel reduced to the role of mere subjects of The Ruling Class.)

Expanded powers - like the patriot act, secret prisons in Thailand and places like Gitmo bay, a hole where people were held for years without trial.
So many tortured innocents, all victims of the old Ukrainian government - oh, sorry, that's the United states of America, fighting terrorism - just as they did when the funded the IRA's terrorist attacks against England, the bombing of Cuban airliners, carpet bombing civilians in Cambodia, bombing church goers in Indonesia and so on.
America has nothing to come here, you lot are guilty of more terrorist attacks than any other nation and you're the only nation to down civilian aircraft and get away without a whisper, much less a trial.

In fact, you've done it at least twice, once when one of your ships was in Iranian seas (illegally) and once when you were part of  terrorist plot against Cuba.

Can anyone name an instance where any American has been prosecuted for any terrorist attack, or even charged?
No, you murder but you never put your killers on trial.
The commander of the ship that shot down a civilian airliner would have been imprisoned if he'd been anything but American - you lot put him in charge of a military training camp.

Frankly, the American government, now and in the past, are disgusting and, if I'm being honest, any attack against American military or government is justified military action, not a terrorist attack.

To the thread, America has no legitimate say in this situation. It's no where near America, no threat to America and you started the ruddy thing in the first place.
Any CIA operatives caught interfering in other countries politics or taking part in terrorist actions should be shot - literally.
Pity they didn't do it to your agents in the Ukraine or the murdering pilot in Indonesia.
Same goes for your drone operators, they murder innocents but not a lone has ever been prosecuted.
Your drone control centres are a legitimate military target and, if I'm honest, I'd like to see them attacked and destroyed.

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I'm so sorry history and the truth are anti American.
Deny any of the above, if you can do so without lies.
Gaddafi brought down an airliner, America demanded justice and attacked.
America brought down an airliner with a missile - nothing; not even a charge against the killer.

Your politicians and military are a blight on humanity.