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National Edition Opinion cover for March 7, 2014 - Failing to foresee Ukraine (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)

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Pro-Russia demonstrators rally in front of the local parliament building in Crimea's capital Simferopol, Ukraine, Thursday, March 6, 2014. About 50 people rallied outside the local parliament Thursday morning waving Russian and Crimean flags. Lawmakers in Crimea called a March 16 referendum on whether to break away from Ukraine and join Russia instead, voting unanimously Thursday to declare their preference for doing so. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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A pro-Russia demonstrator shows a ribbon in Russian flag colors during a rally in front of the local parliament building in Crimea's capital Simferopol, Ukraine, Thursday, March 6, 2014. About 50 people rallied outside the local parliament Thursday morning waving Russian and Crimean flags. Lawmakers in Crimea called a March 16 referendum on whether to break away from Ukraine and join Russia instead, voting unanimously Thursday to declare their preference for doing so. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Pro-Russia demonstrators hold Russian and Crimean flags and posters as they rally in front of the local parliament building in Crimea's capital Simferopol, Ukraine, Thursday March 6, 2014. About 50 people rallied outside the local parliament Thursday morning waving Russian and Crimean flags. Lawmakers in Crimea called a March 16 referendum on whether to break away from Ukraine and join Russia instead, voting unanimously Thursday to declare their preference for doing so. A poster reads "Russia, Defend us from Genocide." (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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President Barack Obama leaves the podium after speaking about the situation in Ukraine, Thursday, March 6, 2014, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. The president said a referendum for Ukraine's Crimea region to separate and become part of Russia would violate international law.At left press secretary Jay Carney walks forward to continue the briefing. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)