Trouble brewing in Belarus

Seven of the candidates who ran against Lukashenko in the recent election could face up to 15 years in prison. This is about as bad as what passes in Belarus for democracy gets. Lukashenko needs to either shape up or ship out because his human rights record over the last 16 years is atrocious. A foreign power needs to step in as soon as possible - even if it means something like the United States declaring war on the former Soviet republic, something needs to be done. It's a wonder nobody has used their common sense and actually done something about Lukashenko. He is a heartless scumbag and he needs to go.