tail wagging the dog

I just read a report that Russia is preparing to send troops and missiles to Cuba and the reaction from the US government was to respond by sending more troops to Guantanamo and preparing a naval blockade of the country’s coastline.

Now I use the same scenario regarding Ukraine, the Crimea and Russia, adding to that the the “legitimate” government of Ukraine was recently overthrown by insurgents who  resorted to the violent overthrow of the government and the outing of it’s elected leader. Obviously, the democratic process wasn’t to their (or the US) liking.

My question is; given the same scenario involving the US and a hostile country on it borders (well, 90 miles isn’t that far) is Russia’s response to the current situation in Ukraine any different? Finding a well-rounded explanation to this question is not so easy in a country where the mass media is nothing more than strings of commercials laced with a splattering of actual news which also tends to be more about creating drama for the sake of entertainment rather than reporting the actual news; Cronkite style.

Getting actual news  narrows the playing filed to 1 or 2 outlets (now maybe 3) PBS/NPR, BBC, and Al Jazeera America.