I’m old enough to remember Kruschev banging his shoe at the U.N. and certainly the Cuban Missile Crisis where Kennedy called Kruschev’s - and Castro’s - bluff! To me, Putin and Crimea are looming in the same direction! This ‘‘leader’’ acts like a bull in a china shop and seems to be on a power trip!
And, to add fuel to the (already burning) fire, he’s enjoying unprecedented popularity in Russia!
Sanctions may have limited effects and Putin will quite obviously not listen to the West’s warnings.
I agree. He has armies in over 132 sovereign nations. He keeps wars going on and on for years. He runs torture camps. He keeps P.O.W.s in permanent captivity, even though they were captured on their own property. He refers to people defending their own homeland from a more powerful far away foreign invader as “insurgents” instead of what they are… patriots. He attacks schools with sissy drones. I’m talking about Obama of course.
As I predicted yesterday, PUTIN is wasting no time in implementing his agenda, period! Meanwhile, Obama seems to be hiding under a bed!
An ‘‘emergency referendum’’ should be held across Ukraine next Sunday - or before - to get Ukraine to join NATO! Further, the West should warn Putin in no uncertain terms that any advance of Russian troops onto Ukranian territory will be considered an act of war, immediately moving NATO forces for ‘‘exercises’’!
Time to put the money where the mouth is! This IS hardball, Barack!
I’ll vote for ya Nick Can I be V.P. Pleeeeeeeese I wanna know about aliens real or not? Known or unknown? I even take the rap for cutting every bit of foreign aid.
The U.S. has no right to complain about other countries invading smaller, weaker countries. Death to invaders… regardless of what costumes they are wearing. If the soil or sand stuck between the treads of your army boots doesn’t belong to you… you’re trespassing. Go back home, or more importantly for me… come back home. Don’t kill for Putin or Obama, and certainly don’t die for them.
Seems those living there wish to be annexed so it is none of our business.
The Ukraine if worried should now sign documentation to partner with EU .
End of issue.
Anyone familiar with the exact process that was involved when the USSR broke up into many countries and who decided what border goes where because I am not so how could I even have a side in this ?
I imagine most of us are the same when it comes to knowing the details past headlines in the paper.
Sorry to disagree Michael. I’m currently in the South of France (I do work there…) and watching CNN. Like you, I do not like military confrontation. However, PUTIN is on a power trip and thinks he can actually re-assemble the old USSR!
As I mentioned before, my feeling is that this guy is like a bull in a china shop! He MUST be stopped! In fact, I wrote a letter to him today on the ‘‘President’s Website’’.
Cuba has yet to cash any of our rent checks, but that isn’t my point. The U.S. can’t really complain about human rights issues any longer, now that we know Obama has been operating a P.O.W. torture camp.
We can all just take down those black P.O.W.-M.I.A. You are not forgotten flags and discard them. They make us look silly.
Can I be V.P. Pleeeeeeeese