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Kerry: Putin now acting out of 'weakness' and 'desperation'
The Hill ^ | March 2, 2014 | Kyle Balluck and Russell Berman

Posted on 03/02/2014 11:34:12 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “stunning, willful” choice to invade Ukrainian territory and warned of possible sanctions.

“You just don’t in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country,” Kerry said on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” one of several appearances on network interview shows.

“It’s serious in terms of the modern manner in which countries resolve problems,” Kerry said.

“That’s not the act of somebody who’s strong, “ Kerry added, saying Putin is acting out of “weakness” and “desperation.”

On ABC’s “This Week,” Kerry called Putin’s move a “brazen act of aggression” and raised the possibility that allied nations would move to kick Russia out of the Group of 8 in addition to boycotting the G8 summit in Sochi this summer.

“It’s a 19th century act in the 21st century that really puts into question Russia’s capacity to be in the G8,” Kerry said.

He called on Congress to put together an economic aid package for Ukraine and said the U.S. would be prepared to impose economic sanctions on Russia.

“It may well come that we have to engage in that kind of activity, absolutely. I think all options are on the table,” he said.

Kerry said specifically Russia is “inviting the possibility of very serious repercussions, on trade, on investment, on assets — asset freeze, visa bans, on the potential of actions by the global community against this unilateral step.”

When Putin sent Russian troops into Georgia in 2008, then-President George W. Bush dispatched warships to the region and distributed humanitarian aid on military aircraft. Asked if Obama was prepared to take similar actions, Kerry replied: “The hope of the United States and everyone in the world is not to see this escalate into military confrontation. That does not serve the world well, and I think everybody understands that. The president has all options on the table.”

Kerry said if Putin rolled back the military intervention, the U.S. would work with Russia to protect ethnic Russians in Ukraine and “stand up to any hooligans, any thuggery” there.

Appearing after Kerry on the same program, GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the House would be “very cooperative with the administration” on preparing an aid package for Ukraine and potential sanctions on Russia.

“First off, we have to accept that the reset with Russia is over,” Kinzinger said.

When asked on CBS if a 90-minute call between President Obama and Putin on Saturday had any impact, Kerry said “we’re going to have to wait and see.”

Obama made it clear during the call that Russia’s military intervention is “absolutely unacceptable,” Kerry said. "President Obama wants to emphasize to the Russians that there are a right set of choices that can still be made to address any concerns they have about Crimea, about their citizens, but you don’t choose to invade a country in order to do that," Kerry added.

"There are all kinds of other options still available to Russia. There still are."


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: brzezinski; crimea; demagogicparty; eunwo; hanoijohn; johnkerry; kerry; lurch; memebuilding; msmpropaganda; noreset; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; putinsmearcampaign; reset; resetover; retard; russia; secstate; secstatekerry; soros; sorosmedia; tehranjohn; traitor; ukraine; ukrainecrisis; usstatedepartment; viktoryanukovich; yuliatymoshenko
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


21 posted on 03/02/2014 11:43:41 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Weak? Desperate?

Hey, if the shoe fits, Mr. Ketchup....


22 posted on 03/02/2014 11:43:49 AM PST by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Russia weak?

REALLY?


23 posted on 03/02/2014 11:44:30 AM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Kerry pouts eloquently. It is said he passes out red crayons as souveniers wherever he goes. Sadly he is a pretentious narcissistic gasbag and it is no suprise that he holds high office in the decadent and declining age of Obama.


24 posted on 03/02/2014 11:44:45 AM PST by allendale
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Stupid is as stupid does. Lord have mercy!


25 posted on 03/02/2014 11:45:14 AM PST by firebasecody (Orthodoxy, proclaiming the Truth since AD 33)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

26 posted on 03/02/2014 11:45:42 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Cementjungle

He’s a Viet Nam war hero, didn’t you hear about that?
= = = = = = = = = =

Hmm... Must not have been in the paper or on TV news ..
.Not that I am a real fan of either OR JF’nKerry for that matter.


27 posted on 03/02/2014 11:46:18 AM PST by xrmusn (6/98 --In CNNs (feeble) mind, EVERYONE that doesnt ask for more Kool-Aid is bullying BO)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

“You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck as Secretary of State.”


28 posted on 03/02/2014 11:47:00 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I find it utterly impossible to take this man seriously...

29 posted on 03/02/2014 11:48:15 AM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Dallas59
Who is Kerry? What is he? What does he do?

He is an important member of the Obama administration who is a bald faced liar and radical Communist. He brings disgrace to America. He was in Viet Nam, you know.

30 posted on 03/02/2014 11:49:18 AM PST by Lion Den Dan
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

KGB vs. ACORN.

Who is showing “weakness”?


31 posted on 03/02/2014 11:49:21 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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32 posted on 03/02/2014 11:49:43 AM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Putin holds all of the cards! He even hold the factory that makes them!

What do we have?


33 posted on 03/02/2014 11:50:59 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

PROJECTION!


34 posted on 03/02/2014 11:51:11 AM PST by VRWC For Truth (Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Kerry: Putin now acting out of 'weakness' and 'desperation'

Kerry is worse than dumb. Last I checked it was Putin in charge of the Crimea and Kerry with egg on his face.

35 posted on 03/02/2014 11:51:34 AM PST by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: BookmanTheJanitor
I find it utterly impossible to take this man seriously...

For the life of me, I cannot imagine why...

 photo kerrysmashed.jpg

36 posted on 03/02/2014 11:52:06 AM PST by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
You don't in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country

Iraq? Afghanistan? Bombing in Libya? Is he as dumb as he sounds, or does he just sound dumber than he is?

37 posted on 03/02/2014 11:52:52 AM PST by BusterBear
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

That picture makes him look like the embalmer at the funeral home just finished with him.


38 posted on 03/02/2014 11:53:13 AM PST by 2111USMC (Aim Small Miss Small)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

19th Century??

You don’t have to go back near that far JFnK!

It seems to me that there was “a whole lot of invadin going on” - during the 20th century.

sheesh...


39 posted on 03/02/2014 11:54:22 AM PST by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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To: RoosterRedux
Kerry and the obama administration (as well as many in the media), are so desperate for this to be true that they figure if they say enough it will become reality.

Standard M.O. for promoting the failed policies and actions of the Left/Democrat Socialists and their false political gods.

40 posted on 03/02/2014 11:55:18 AM PST by glennaro
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