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U.S. should send troops to quell Ukraine crisis
washingtonpost.com ^ | April 15, 2014 | James Jeffrey

Posted on 04/15/2014 10:41:46 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Despite much diplomatic effort, the situation in Ukraine worsens. A coordinated Russian campaign, including an invasion threat, special operations destabilization in eastern Ukraine patterned on the Crimea model, and warnings of gas cutoffs document ever more clearly Vladi­mir Putin’s aim to cripple the Ukrainian government and control much or even all of this strategically vital European country.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Editorial; Front Page News; Russia
KEYWORDS: jamesjeffrey; russia; ukraine; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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1 posted on 04/15/2014 10:41:46 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Oh HELLLLLL NO....


2 posted on 04/15/2014 10:42:34 AM PDT by tcrlaf (Well, it is what the Sheeple voted for....)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Uhm...HELL NO!


3 posted on 04/15/2014 10:42:37 AM PDT by apoxonu
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Yes, I think the Walpo editorial board should go establish a beach head right now. Call when you get there.


4 posted on 04/15/2014 10:42:58 AM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Umm, how about you first, James Jeffrey.


5 posted on 04/15/2014 10:43:35 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: tcrlaf

And then some.


6 posted on 04/15/2014 10:43:39 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

You first James!!


7 posted on 04/15/2014 10:43:46 AM PDT by JaguarXKE (1973: Reporters investigate All the President's Men. 2013: Reporters ARE all the President's men)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Right... with the dumbassed, military-hating faggedy boy king leading from behind.

HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


8 posted on 04/15/2014 10:44:08 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Obama is so far in over his head, even his ears are beneath the water level.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Ukraine already has ground troops of its own.

They may need better air cover, but US infantry deployment would create far more trouble than it would solve.

9 posted on 04/15/2014 10:44:15 AM PDT by wideawake
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To: Berlin_Freeper

US should send troops to OUR southern border!


10 posted on 04/15/2014 10:44:39 AM PDT by grania
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By James Jeffrey, Tuesday, April 15, 8:09 AM

James Jeffrey is a distinguished visiting fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He was U.S. ambassador to Iraq in the Obama administration and U.S. ambassador to Kuwait from 1996 to 1999.

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Calling all Obamacons to demonstrate your loyalty to Occupy Terra!


11 posted on 04/15/2014 10:45:21 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (FIGHT! FIGHT! SEVERE CONSERVATIVE AND THE WILD RIGHT!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

After our government tried so hard to disarm Ukraine so this could happen why would they do anything now?


12 posted on 04/15/2014 10:46:19 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

James Jeffrey is an idiot...He should call for fellow liberals to join him as militia volunteers to help them out.


13 posted on 04/15/2014 10:46:31 AM PDT by jazusamo
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To: Berlin_Freeper

James Jeffrey is a Bush crony. Used to be W’s deputy national security advisor. He’s probably one of Jeb’s cheerleaders now and hates Rand Paul.


14 posted on 04/15/2014 10:46:34 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The US military force structure is essentially broke. Not one major battle tank remains in the EUCOM AOR. Why not contract out the operation to lets say ...Germany? maybe France? How about Poland? We can pay them very well by just printing $$$.


15 posted on 04/15/2014 10:46:48 AM PDT by mosaicwolf (Strength and Honor)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Give Mr. Jeffrey a gun and he can go first.


16 posted on 04/15/2014 10:47:14 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Bad idea. What NATO could do is offer to patrol Ukrainian air space, at the Ukrainian government’s invitation. Once accepted, the Russians will be leery of entering Ukrainian territory, since no attacking ground force can prevail against relentless air attacks, and the NATO air forces can destroy every aircraft Russia flies over Ukraine simply through the weight of numbers.


17 posted on 04/15/2014 10:47:16 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Grab your rifle, James, lead the charge!


18 posted on 04/15/2014 10:47:40 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Nope. We should not.


19 posted on 04/15/2014 10:47:45 AM PDT by cableguymn (It's time for a second political party.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

TRANSLATION:

Those meany Russians have made the Mighty God-King Obama look bad, and they MUST be punished!!

You mean sending the IRS after Putin, like this administration does to US Citizens that disagree with them won’t work?


20 posted on 04/15/2014 10:47:57 AM PDT by tcrlaf (Well, it is what the Sheeple voted for....)
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