US warns Russia it would be a 'grave mistake' to send its military into Ukraine as its new leader says it wants to integrate with Europe

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Anyway, In 2008, Sarah Palin was roundly mocked and ridiculed after she predicted that Putin would invade Ukraine if Obama was elected president.

Today, Russian invaded Ukraine.
 

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You simply can not, are totally unable, to respond of any criticism of Obama without injecting Bush.

You are pathetic.
You are a clueless troll. When an idiot is mocking Obama for how Russia is ignoring him, it's certainly releveant to show that Russia has been ignoring any empty threats by the US prior to Obama. But in your and your clueless leader Wrong Way's world, they were scared of us until Obama. Laughable.
 

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Anyway, In 2008, Sarah Palin was roundly mocked and ridiculed after she predicted that Putin would invade Ukraine if Obama was elected president.

Today, Russian invaded Ukraine.

Hmmmm...death panels and now this.

Sarah Palin is one of the more intelligent levelheaded politicians around.

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You are a clueless troll. When an idiot is mocking Obama for how Russia is ignoring him, it's certainly releveant to show that Russia has been ignoring any empty threats by the US prior to Obama. But in your and your clueless leader Wrong Way's world, they were scared of us until Obama. Laughable.

Note the silly strawman

Note that you ignore the fact that you actually believed when you voted for Obama that he would be better in the foreign policy area than Bush.

Your posts are comically pathetic.
 

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JUST IN: David Martin reports Russia flying "hundreds" of troops into Crimea

2 minutes later:

Obama: This is now officially happy hour with the Democratic Party
 

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Charles Krauthammer responded on Special Report tonight saying, “The Ukrainians, and I think everybody, is shocked by the weakness of Obama’s statement. I find it rather staggering.”

Don't worry:
DC Downtown traffic is in total POTAL meltdown (h/t veep) with Obama at the Hilton for the DNC meeting
 

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Note the silly strawman

Note that you ignore the fact that you actually believed when you voted for Obama that he would be better in the foreign policy area than Bush.

Your posts are comically pathetic.

Of course he has been massively better than Bush in foreign policy. But the bar was 20,000 leagues under the sea. All Obama had to be was approaching mediocre, and not start any mindless wars. As a bonus, he got the guy responsible for 9-11, after the prior incompetent wasn't even worried about him anymore. So far, so good, he's been approaching mediocre, but he has 2+ years to involve us in a stupid war and he probably will. Hopefully he's smart enough to stay clear of another place that's none of or business, Ukraine.
 

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Of course he has been massively better than Bush in foreign policy. But the bar was 20,000 leagues under the sea. All Obama had to be was approaching mediocre, and not start any mindless wars. As a bonus, he got the guy responsible for 9-11, after the prior incompetent wasn't even worried about him anymore. So far, so good, he's been approaching mediocre, but he has 2+ years to involve us in a stupid war and he probably will. Hopefully he's smart enough to stay clear of another place that's none of or business, Ukraine.

Any war involving anything NOT on our own soil would be a mistake. We should be done with intervening overseas for awhile, nothing good comes of it. The only war I can possibly get behind would be the situation between N and S Korea, that is if N Korea did something terribly drastic.
 

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Of course he has been massively better than Bush in foreign policy. But the bar was 20,000 leagues under the sea. All Obama had to be was approaching mediocre, and not start any mindless wars. As a bonus, he got the guy responsible for 9-11, after the prior incompetent wasn't even worried about him anymore. So far, so good, he's been approaching mediocre, but he has 2+ years to involve us in a stupid war and he probably will. Hopefully he's smart enough to stay clear of another place that's none of or business, Ukraine.

And I only give Obama maybe 20% of the credit for getting Bin Laden. Everything was put into place long before he got into office, it was just a matter of time before he was caught. He just happened to be the one sitting in the chair and able to give the "go ahead" when it was more then likely Bin Ladens hiding spot.
 

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Any war involving anything NOT on our own soil would be a mistake. We should be done with intervening overseas for awhile, nothing good comes of it. The only war I can possibly get behind would be the situation between N and S Korea, that is if N Korea did something terribly drastic.

I agree, and I'd even add NK. Been there, done that.
 

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To be fair to Putin, will look after Russia and the Russian people
first and foremost, he is not like our politicians, the West don't like him,
because he's not very politically correct, but I don't think that bothers him much.

The problem with Washington’s plot to overthrow the elected government of Ukraine and install
its minions is twofold: The chosen US puppets have lost control of the protests to armed radical
elements with historical links to nazism.
Washington overlooked that the financially viable part of today’s Ukraine consists of historical
Russian provinces in the east and south that the Soviet leadership merged into Ukraine in order
to dilute the fascist elements in western Ukraine that fought for Adolf Hitler against the Soviet
Union. It is these ultra-nationalist elements with nazi roots, not Washington’s chosen puppets,
who are now in charge of the armed rebellion in Western Ukraine.

These ultra-right wingers were the constant companions of Crazy John McCain in his recent trip to Ukraine in order to stir up trouble.
John McCain says we need boots on the ground in Ukraine. John McCain Went To Ukraine And Stood On Stage with his new pal Tyahnybok, leader of the Svoboda party stirring up trouble.
 

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And I only give Obama maybe 20% of the credit for getting Bin Laden. Everything was put into place long before he got into office, it was just a matter of time before he was caught. He just happened to be the one sitting in the chair and able to give the "go ahead" when it was more then likely Bin Ladens hiding spot.

Disagree there. Gates called Obama's order to get Bin Laden "one of the most courageous decisions I had ever witnessed in the White House." Bush had little interest in getting Bin Laden, by his own words, and the words of others who were part of the process, like Colin Powell. http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2...ef-of-staff-bush-didnt-want-to-get-bin-laden/
 

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Disagree there. Gates called Obama's order to get Bin Laden "one of the most courageous decisions I had ever witnessed in the White House." Bush had little interest in getting Bin Laden, by his own words, and the words of others who were part of the process, like Colin Powell. http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2...ef-of-staff-bush-didnt-want-to-get-bin-laden/

So I am guessing all operations to hunt down bin Laden were halted prior to Obama taking office. When Obama took office, he started the operations up again? Can you point me to that article please...?
 

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So I am guessing all operations to hunt down bin Laden were halted prior to Obama taking office. When Obama took office, he started the operations up again? Can you point me to that article please...?

Didn't say that. The level of interest in getting Bin Laden was certainly more intense with Obama, who made it a campaign pledge, then it was with Bush, who exhibited little interest. http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2006/09/14/7472/barnes-osama/
 

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Disagree there. Gates called Obama's order to get Bin Laden "one of the most courageous decisions I had ever witnessed in the White House." Bush had little interest in getting Bin Laden, by his own words, and the words of others who were part of the process, like Colin Powell. http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2...ef-of-staff-bush-didnt-want-to-get-bin-laden/
Should make it clear that it wasn't Powell who said it, it was Powell's Chief of Staff Lawrence Wilkerson.
 

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[h=2]Crimea[/h]
  • Autonomous republic within Ukraine
  • Transferred from Russia in 1954
  • Ethnic Russians - 58.5%
  • Ethnic Ukrainians - 24.4%
  • Crimean Tatars - 12.1%
Source: Ukraine census 2001
 

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Crimea though is another matter. For a start the Russian military does not need to invade - it is already there, leasing facilities from the Ukrainian authorities.
The bulk of Russia's Black Sea Fleet is based in Crimea with its headquarters in Sevastopol.
Russian naval personnel come and go in Sevastopol as if it were a Russian city. The navy dominates the town.
While largely made up of naval personnel, the Black Sea Fleet also has a contingent of marines and there have been a series of reports suggesting that Russian forces in and around Sevastopol have been bolstered in recent days.
Crimea has a very large pro-Russian population, who are probably in the majority.
Many Russian naval personnel have retired there - and it is distanced physically and politically from Kiev.
Russian pressure in Crimea again serves Moscow's wider purpose of reminding Ukraine's new rulers that Moscow's concerns must be considered in any future economic and diplomatic arrangements.
 

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