[RinaseaofDs]

Closing the Bosporus is within Turkey’s sovereignty here. I wouldn’t underestimate Turkey.

I would also point out that it was our embargoing of Japan that was the real impetus for their entering WWII.

Bottling up the Black Sea fleet would likely be considered an act of war by Putin.

Cutting off Russia’s oil and gas sales is really the only way to get to Putin. There economy would tank pretty quickly.

[dfwgator]

I would also point out that it was our embargoing of Japan that was the real impetus for their entering WWII.

No, it was the fact the US Pacific Fleet was the only obstacle to them dominating all of Asia that was their real impetus for entering WWII.

[tcrlaf]

“Cutting off Russia’s oil and gas sales is really the only way to get to Putin. There economy would tank pretty quickly.”

Going to be a LOT harder to do that now, with the Eastern Siberia Oil/Gas Pipeline to Vladivostok almost completed, and the section directly to China under construction now.

The only way to hurt Putin/Russia now, is a massive lowering of energy prices worldwide, and that simply isn’t going to happen with the Radical Aacdemic Socialists and EnviroNazi’s we now have running the government.

[The Sons of Liberty]

Turkey seems to have a plan and the gonads to pursue it. They should be giving lessons to Hussein and J F’ing Kerry.