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Kerry Disputes That Putin Seized Crimea Because He Thought Obama Wouldn’t Respond
Cybercast News Service ^ | March 2, 2014 - 4:28 PM | Patrick Goodenough

Posted on 03/03/2014 10:02:34 AM PST by Olog-hai

Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday challenged the notion that President Vladimir Putin went ahead and seized control of Ukraine’s Crimea on the assumption that President Obama would do nothing in response. Russia was not operating from “a position of strength,” he declared.

Appearing on three Sunday talk shows, Kerry said Russia’s actions were reminiscent of “19th century” behavior, and warned that possible consequences could include G8 isolation of Russia, visa bans and sanctions.

He acknowledged that Putin “may be able to have his troops for some period of time in Crimea,” but said that Russia would ultimately “lose.” …

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: crimea; johnkerry; obama; putin; transmittovladimir
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To: rdcbn

oops, autos spell is not my friend

Remember Hillary’s Russian ‘Reset’ Button?


Hillary and the rest of her genius foreign policy ‘experts” wanted a reset, but they obviously never really gave much though on when Putin and the Russians would reset to - like say, Prague in the Spring of 1968 and back in the USSR


21 posted on 03/03/2014 10:19:06 AM PST by rdcbn
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To: bert

Makes one wonder if this was part of the deal over Syria, or something related.


22 posted on 03/03/2014 10:19:06 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Putin to Obama: Looky here, Boy! Don't make me have to release all the data Snowden gave me... Birth Certificate? Ha! We got the original right here...and copies of your mama's passport. And the adoption papers in Indonesia...and your transcripts from Occidental and Columbia.
23 posted on 03/03/2014 10:20:29 AM PST by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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To: Olog-hai

Doesn't he know I served in Vietnam?

24 posted on 03/03/2014 10:22:38 AM PST by McGruff (Every night has it's dawn.)
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To: McGruff

JF’nK is looking to get shot in the butt again?


25 posted on 03/03/2014 10:27:47 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: BitWielder1
That Kerry has to answer even the mere existence of this question speaks volumes! The MSM knows this, but they will still desperately try to see the emperor as clothed!

Fox News is way too "fair and balanced"--but at they are the only source for providing the "other side"--and for that I am most grateful to them--especially Bret Baier, Megan Kelley, Greta van Susteren, Jennifer Griffin and Catherine Herridge!( Sp?!!)

26 posted on 03/03/2014 10:28:53 AM PST by milagro (There is no peace in appeasement!)
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To: Olog-hai

“For another perspective, we interviewed Vladimir Putin in Moscow, who was translated as saying: ‘I Seized Crimea Because I Knew Ms. Obama Would Not Respond’.”


27 posted on 03/03/2014 10:30:05 AM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th (and 17th))
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To: GeronL
I think Putin is to Russia what Reagan was to the U.S. in his day... Reagan decided that the Russian people would not support such a corrupt and and evil government as they had...and he was right...Reagan pushed and it collapsed.

Now the shoe is on the other foot...and Putin knows what he knows....

28 posted on 03/03/2014 10:31:15 AM PST by unread (Rescind the 17th. Amendment...bring the power BACK to the states...!)
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To: Cowboy Bob

...but strangely, we could find no record that you ever attended Harvard...


29 posted on 03/03/2014 10:32:24 AM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th (and 17th))
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To: Olog-hai

30 posted on 03/03/2014 10:35:43 AM PST by McGruff (Every night has it's dawn.)
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To: Da Coyote

Miss John Kerry just needs to ask herself one question....

If Ronald Reagan were president... would Putin be doing this?


31 posted on 03/03/2014 10:40:10 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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To: Olog-hai

Hey Kerry- You’re the one who called US troops in VietNam like ghenghis Khan...well now you are dealing with a real Ghenhis Khan in Vlad Putin and you don’t know what to do you bumble brained liight weight.
Freegards
LEX


32 posted on 03/03/2014 10:42:17 AM PST by lexington minuteman 1775
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To: Olog-hai

Right.

Putin seized Crimea because he was AFRAID Obama might take it first. (Sarcasm)

Not only does this goon look like Frankenstein’s Monster - he THINKS like it.


33 posted on 03/03/2014 10:50:48 AM PST by ZULU (Magua is sitting in the Oval Office. Ted Cruz/Phil Robertson in 2016.)
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To: Olog-hai

This really reads like satire. Putin doesn’t consider Obama weak? C’mon!


34 posted on 03/03/2014 10:54:31 AM PST by ozzymandus
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To: ZULU

There is NO WAY Putin is afraid of odumbo and is playing him like a fiddle. Odumbo is a perfect target for making someone look like a bozo.


35 posted on 03/03/2014 10:55:36 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: Olog-hai

Which one is stronger, the iron fist or the limp wrist?


36 posted on 03/03/2014 10:58:01 AM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: Olog-hai

Lurch and Lamar Latrell ( revenge of the Nerds) are very intimidating


37 posted on 03/03/2014 11:04:18 AM PST by hecht (america 9/11, Israel 24/7)
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To: Progov


38 posted on 03/03/2014 11:10:36 AM PST by Diogenesis
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To: ZULU

More like the one from the movies rather than the book.


39 posted on 03/03/2014 11:14:01 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

O.K. Mr Kerry, then is it that Putin sent his troops into Crimea because he thought Obama WOULD respond forcefully???

as usual, Kerry makes no sense and has no sense


40 posted on 03/03/2014 11:17:00 AM PST by Wuli
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