You sure this isn't just about liebensraum (sp?)?
I forgot all about that. But I can't believe Obama would want to be more flexable for Putin. He is already Putin's door mat. Do you think Obama will ever grow a back bone and act like the potus should? With Syria and Iran he is all bark and no bite, why should Russia fear him if Syria doesn't?
I forgot all about that. But I can't believe Obama would want to be more flexable for Putin. He is already Putin's door mat. Do you think Obama will ever grow a back bone and act like the potus should? With Syria and Iran he is all bark and no bite, why should Russia fear him if Syria doesn't?
I'm not sure what the USA could do in response to this stuff. Troops, military support? Hell no!!!. Trade embargoes? Well, unless other nations do the same thing, not much pain will be felt if just us embargo them. Strong words?
I'm not sure what the USA could do in response to this stuff. Troops, military support? Hell no!!!. Trade embargoes? Well, unless other nations do the same thing, not much pain will be felt if just us embargo them. Strong words?
Step one, freeze all Russian financial assets (other nations would follow suit)
Step two, force Russia to use a security council veto
Step three, sell some military hardware to Georgia
Step four, reopen talks with Poland about a missile defense system
Step five, allow limited drilling in the Gulf, and offer to undercut Russian oil prices to those they supply
Step six, ban all Russians from Disneyland, lol. Actually restrict Russian nationals from traveling to the U.S. and EU nations, and expel all Russian nationals (students, athletes, entertainers, everybody!) if after a year, Russian forces are still in the Ukraine.
That's how it's done, and nary a U.S. boot on the ground.
Yeah he'll show us, umm... I mean the russians, by blocking the import of all small arms and ammunition to Americans.A pen? A poke in the eye? Maybe not make promises, and then later mealy-mouth your way out of them?
Obama said "there will be costs". Yes, he will probably take his pen, and issue an EO shutting off importation of Russian small-arms ammunition.
And the Taiwanese should be worried about now, given Barry's Pacific re-alignment...
You don't really see Barry doing any of the above do you? Unless it pertained to Gay Rights in Russia, then maybe...
China's watching. Iran's watching. Whoever succeeds Barry will have their work cut out for them.
Yes, and just like then the international community is more than willing to let him have it. Somebody else already compared Obama to Chamberlain, and I think that is a fair comparison. The EU isn't any better though, they're doing just as little as we are.the excuse to protect the native Russians. Isn't that the Same excuse why Hitler wanted the sudatenland?
The big problem most of Europe gets it's oil from russia. Europe really can't do ****.
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Some posts I do only for my fellow history nerds.
And we would expect them to do what, even if that weren't the case?