Posted on 07/25/2014 8:10:24 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
VLADIMIR PUTIN has responded to the international outrage over the destruction of a Malaysian airliner by his proxies in eastern Ukraine by escalating his aggression. According to U.S. officials, tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons have continued to cross from Russia to Ukraine since the passenger jet was shot down. On Wednesday, two more Ukrainian military jets were hit by anti-aircraft missiles, which Ukrainian officials said had been fired from Russia. The State Department also said Thursday that Russian artillery was firing at Ukrainian positions from across the border.
The Russian president is clearly not impressed by Western responses to the killing of 298 innocent people and the subsequent attempt by his government and its proxies to deny and cover up the crime. And why should he be? After making a statement Monday that contained no tangible response and only a vague threat that “the costs for Russia’s behavior” will increase, President Obama departed for three days of fundraising on the West Coast.
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While the West temporizes, a de facto Russian army is rapidly assembling in occupied portions of eastern Ukraine. A report in the Financial Times, sourced to U.S. intelligence officials, says it includes dozens of T-64 battle tanks, Grad rocket launchers, self-propelled guns, infantry combat vehicles with automatic cannons and armored personnel carriers, in addition to anti-aircraft systems like the one that shot down the Malaysian plane. This force is commanded by Russian citizens who infiltrated Ukraine from Moscow, including a Russian secret police colonel, and made up in large part of fighters from Russia.
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If that’s the case, then it is too late.
Look at it this way, all the domestic and foreign chaos and misery which is being encouraged by Obama's intellectual inability to address it will open a huge opportunity for the next POTUS to become one of the greatest in history.
..well its possible, ain't it?
Let’s see. You are outraged that the Russians might be helping the rebels but you are for us helping the Kiev Junta.
“A clever plan of selling off your friends in order to buy off your enemies.”
A comment in the British newspaper, The Manchester Guardian, February 1939 
England footballers give the Nazi salute before a match in Germany in 1938 - a picture from German photograph archives
Maybe they should have considered that possible outcome when they overthrew their government. Coups have consequences.
The only reason Ukraine is getting attention right now is that Barry needs an attention diversion.
I guess we can be glad he is “wagging the dog” rather than eating the dog.
People have to learn when they jump on board the O train, they are bound to get tossed on the tracks.
"Now, don't you worry, Ukraine. I got your back."
Let it be too late. Europe doesn’t, even with the plane being shot down, give a damn about what Russia is doing Neither should we.
If the West wants to do something useful, how about demanding the release of the Kiev air traffic control tapes that were seized by Ukrainian Security Services?
If another democRAT is elected our next President, or if Rand Paul wins, expect more of the same.
When did you turn against the West, and America?
Let me guess, you Stand With Rand, aka, tyrant appeasing lemming?
When Ukraine invades and occupies a neighboring country, let's see.
Must have received the go ahead from the Comrade-In-Chief’s advisers.
Hopefully West must mean the West of Europe. We’re broke.
It’s telling that this article does not mention Obama’s pledge of flexibility to Putin and calls for a response from the west. That response will not be coming because the leader of the free world is disengaged. The article is designed to obfuscate the real situation.
So then the shooting down of MH17 had nothing to do with it, right???
Congratulations!!! Your status has been upgraded by the Kremlin to More Than a Useful Idiot???
I am waiting for Europe to get excited. Pingy dingy me when they have a plan along with whatever Obama’s plan is.
Well, er, that may have to wait until after his next vacation.
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