Posted on 03/26/2014 11:39:04 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
Moments after deflecting a question about his diminished influence on the world stage, President Obama described Russia as a "regional power" operating in Crimea out of weakness, not strength.
Noting Russia's long-standing influence in all of Ukraine, Obama said Russian President Vladimir Putin's illegal annexation of Crimea "indicates less influence, not more."
I guess that's why Ukraine's defense minister resigned and Ukrainian troops bugged out of Crimea, leaving it to Russian forces. This is the only "off ramp" that matters in Crimea. Ukraine and its rhetorically florid Western allies took it. Not Putin. Even as the White House insists Crimea is not "lost" (Putin can find it without satellite imagery, after all), the grudging language of concession seeps from every corridor of Ukrainian talks here.
"It's not a done deal in the sense that the international community by and large isn't recognizing the annexation of Crimea," Obama said, before acknowledging the "facts on the ground" favored Russia. "It would be dishonest to say there is a simple solution to resolving what has already taken place in Crimea."
Obama and European leaders are rattled and resentful, thunderstruck that the wispy bonds of international "norms" could be so easily shredded. Fearful of the precedent they appear incapable of reversing, and desperate to limit Putin's ambitions to Crimea, the G-7 nations have effectively conceded Crimea. They threatened "sectoral sanctions" if Putin further bulldozed international law by gobbling up more of Ukraine or plowing into Moldova. Weak or strong, Putin enforces the new Crimean status quo. All he's lost is Russia's G-8 membership pin and decoder ring.
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Obama vs Putin.
Bwahahahahahahahahah........
King Canute to be sure. At least Caligula brought his troops out when he declared war on Poseidon . . .
Bammy needs to learn his own place.
This reminds me of the "this winter was exceptionally cold because of global warming" line of reasoning.
"Line of absurd nonsense," I meant to say.
Vlad’s operating out of weakness? Good to know. Imagine if he were working from a position of strength. He’d have the entire USSR back together, and maybe the Warsaw Pact, and maybe more.
Hmmm, that’s tagline material right there!
Obama said “It would be dishonest to say there is a simple solution to resolving what has already taken place in Crimea.” If anyone knows about being dishonest, it’s obama.
The European countries are crying the blues now having figured out obama is a fraud. But when obama was elected there were huge rallies when he went on his “apology tour” and they were praising him like he was the second coming. They should have seen what he is.
But that 'place' doesn't travel in such grand style.
Now that Odumbo has been to Brussels to allay fears and calm the situation, Eastern Europe will be in flames in a week. Think Egypt!
I’m thinking that the White Hut needs a sandbox.
If Barry had been Col. Travis, when it came `decision time’, the courtyard of the Alamo would have looked like a plowed field.
Texans know what I’m talking about. He’s all hat.
Far as I’m concerned Obama’s place is in a straight jacket. He’s delusional.
I’m down wid dat.
Obummer, you are not in the hood anymore. We don’t ‘take our beat downs’ here. We play for keeps on the international stage. STFU and go back to Chi-town. Sorry, Chicago.
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