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Oh really archer? No "saber rattling"? What does it mean when Obama says not to do something or "there will be consequences"? Obama wants it both ways... he wants to talk tough about consequences, but like Syria, he will just lay down and let his red lines get washed away. None of those leaders fear his "consequences" and his saber may as well be a French baguette, that would be just as threatening. If he want to be a bystander in these conflicts, that's fine, but he shouldn't be making empty threats of consequences which we all know he'll never back up.archer wrote: Well there ya go, a chess player as expert on foreign affairs. Can't argue against that. Personally I think Obama is doing exactly what is best in this situation right now, hold back, make known what our opinion is of Putin's actions, let the Ukrainians decide what they want to do and wait till they either ask for assistance from the world community or work on a solution with Russia. Saber rattling by the US is counter productive. Putin is a bully, and he rules with the bully mentality..... It's obvious the Republicans admire him, which I find rather disconcerting. The USA does not need a bully for a president, yet that sounds like what some Republicans are looking for.... Chris Christie comes to mind.
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Russia Seeks Access to Bases in Eight Countries for Its Ships and Bombers
February 28, 2014 - 5:09 AM
At a time of escalated tensions with the West over Ukraine, Russia says it is negotiating with eight governments around the world for access to military facilities, to enable it to extend its long-range naval and strategic bomber capabilities.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday the military was engaged in talks with Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Algeria, Cyprus, the Seychelles, Vietnam and Singapore.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick ... nd-bombers
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archer wrote: Yet again, exactly what would you want the US to do about it? Y'all are big on criticism, short on constructive ideas.
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Rick wrote:
Oh really archer? No "saber rattling"? What does it mean when Obama says not to do something or "there will be consequences"? Obama wants it both ways... he wants to talk tough about consequences, but like Syria, he will just lay down and let his red lines get washed away. None of those leaders fear his "consequences" and his saber may as well be a French baguette, that would be just as threatening. If he want to be a bystander in these conflicts, that's fine, but he shouldn't be making empty threats of consequences which we all know he'll never back up.archer wrote: Well there ya go, a chess player as expert on foreign affairs. Can't argue against that. Personally I think Obama is doing exactly what is best in this situation right now, hold back, make known what our opinion is of Putin's actions, let the Ukrainians decide what they want to do and wait till they either ask for assistance from the world community or work on a solution with Russia. Saber rattling by the US is counter productive. Putin is a bully, and he rules with the bully mentality..... It's obvious the Republicans admire him, which I find rather disconcerting. The USA does not need a bully for a president, yet that sounds like what some Republicans are looking for.... Chris Christie comes to mind.
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archer wrote: Well there ya go, a chess player as expert on foreign affairs. Can't argue against that. Personally I think Obama is doing exactly what is best in this situation right now, hold back, make known what our opinion is of Putin's actions, let the Ukrainians decide what they want to do and wait till they either ask for assistance from the world community or work on a solution with Russia. Saber rattling by the US is counter productive. Putin is a bully, and he rules with the bully mentality..... It's obvious the Republicans admire him, which I find rather disconcerting. The USA does not need a bully for a president, yet that sounds like what some Republicans are looking for.... Chris Christie comes to mind.
Hey Archer. Get a little education. Look up Budapest Memorandum with Ukraine of December 5, 1994. There's going to be a test and you're going to have to have your big boy balls on to answer the questions.
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