Posted on 03/25/2014 3:10:40 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Obama Says Russia Is 'Regional Power,' Not America's Top Geopolitical Foe
ABC News By Jonathan Karl 3 hours ago
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - With Moscow showing no signs of backing down from the standoff over Ukraine, President Obama today took a swing at Russian President Putin's status on the global stage - describing Russia as simply a "regional power."
"America's got a whole lot of challenges. Russia is a regional power that is threatening some of its immediate neighbors - not out of strength, but out of weakness," Obama said at a joint press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Asked by ABC News if he now agrees with former political rival Mitt Romney's assertion that Russia is America's top geopolitical foe, Obama pushed back, saying: "Russia's actions are a problem. They don't pose the number one national security to the United States. I continue to be much more concerned when it comes to our security with the prospect of nuclear weapon going off in Manhattan."
"Ukraine has been a country in which Russia had enormous influence for decades - since the breakup of the Soviet Union. And you know, we have considerable influence on our neighbors. We generally don't need to invade them in order to have a strong cooperative relationship with them. The fact that Russia felt compelled to go in militarily and lay bare these violations of international law indicates less influence, not more," he added.
With roughly 30,000 Russian troops amassed on the border with Ukraine, Obama said the U.S. is "concerned about further encroachment by Russia into Ukraine."
"We oppose what appears to be an effort of intimidation, but Russia has a right, legally, to have its troops on its own soil. I don't think it's a done deal.
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Americans tend not to like working at manufacturing jobs.
Its repetitious and boring, and we don’t do it well.
Even in China they hate it, but they have no choice if they wish to eat.
Again I say of Zero: Idiot.
Obama and the DemocRATS are more opposed to the TEA Party, Christians, and Republicans than they are to any overseas enemies.
“Americans tend not to like working at manufacturing jobs.”
Visit Lincolnton, NC, Galax, VA or Bennettsville, SC or any of many southern towns where factories have gone away. Ask the unemployed if the factories returned would they go back to work for $10 to $12 per hour. I think you’d find most would. We aren’t talking $40 per hour union jobs or even $20 per hour union jobs in these places. I know a small factory in one of those towns, still struggling to hang on, where $10.00 per hour jobs can easily be filled when the rare vacancy occurs and usually with one of the 10-15 people who walk in the door and fill out an application every day.
There are still places in America where people take pride in having a job, any job, and supporting their families if they can find any job.
Another 10 years of the status quo and that pride, as well as the work ethic, will be gone. These people will become permanent wards of the welfare state and will vote accordingly. If the Republican businessmen and politicians who insisted free trade would bring prosperity don’t have an answer for replacing the jobs lost overseas, the Democrats will welcome them with open arms to the liberal plantation. The South will once again vote solidly Democrat.
He worries about a loose nuke.
The mentality of a Leader worrying about a loose nuke instead of
WORRYING ABOUT WHAT COUNTRY WOULD PUT A LOOSE NUKE IN NEW YORK!
IS THE REAL PROBLEM.
IF I sell you crap and you give me gold, the books balance?
Like when we gave the Indians trinkets for New York? That kind of balance?
Yes.
Odumbi is terrified of Putin because Putin BELIEVES IN HIS CAUSE.
You see, barry Soterobama was taught by his homosexual communist mentors that the Vietcong beat the great superpower imperialist Americans BECAUSE THEY BELIVED IN THEIR CAUSE. Now barry sees he is faced with his own enemy that is unbeatable because they BELIEVE......AND BARRY KNOWS HE DOESN’T BELIEVE IN the USA.
If only Barry would come out of the closet, he like Putin, then could be proud of what he believes.
BUMP
The affirmative action President speaks about redefining failure.
Of course, of course.
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