Posted on 09/05/2013 1:37:26 PM PDT by maggief
The United States on Thursday accused Russia of holding the UN Security Council "hostage" over the Syria chemical weapons crisis.
With the White House pushing Congress to approve military strikes on Syria, US ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said she could see no way to seek Security Council approval for action against President Bashar al-Assad because of Russia's blocking.
Amid mounting tensions between Washington and Moscow, Power said Russia's protection of Assad has put the whole Security Council system of handling international crises under strain.
"Even in the wake of the flagrant shattering of the international norm against chemical weapons use, Russia continues to hold the council hostage and shirk its international responsibilities," Power told reporters as Russia hosted US President Barack Obama at the Group of 20 summit.
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Poor Ms. Power . . . she is about to learn that the rest of the world doesn’t have the U.S. media at her back.
Why would she make this kind of belligerant statement while Obama is in Russia at G20?
Really dumb.
“Why would she make this kind of belligerant statement while Obama is in Russia at G20?”
With this administration what do you expect?
What would we do if Russia arrested him for promoting homosexuality on Russian soil?
and now we have to put up with this progressive bimbo too .
The entire O regime , all parties , need to be put in a great big toilet and flushed
I know it won't happen, but I just once wish liberals would grow up instead of acting like 4 year-olds (which is another liberal characteristic).
That would rather interesting.
Go Russia.
Geez that makes me kinda sick. But still, go Russia.
Russia is not the only country that is against this. China is also against it and it would not be good for anyone should a stray shot start WW3. A lot of American lives will be lost.
Russia is not the only country that is against this. China is also against it and it would not be good for anyone should a stray shot start WW3. A lot of American lives will be lost.
Having a hissy fit because they can’t roll over Russia like they have Congress. I don’t think trying to alinsky an old communist like Putin is going to be so easy. Especially when they don’t have a sympathetic US media to work over Russian public opinion.
What exactly is the U.N.'s "system" of handling crises? Endless meaningless drivel?
She’s been taking some swipes at China, too.
https://twitter.com/AmbassadorPower
Samantha Power 28 Aug
Unfortunate outcome of P5 meeting: Russia & China continue to block meaningful Security Council action on #Syria, impeding UN path forward.
Nearly everything the vile, power-hungry Serb hater/Christian hater Samantha World Power supports, I’M AGAINST!!!!
Besides that, she’s just an unqualified journalist, and has NO BUSINESS playing in the big leagues with leaders like Vladimir Putin.
She should go back to freelance journalism, where she (barely) belongs. And maybe this time we all will have the good sense not to listen to her when she cries “Genocide!”
0bama holding America hostage on any number of issues.
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