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Eyes on Estonia
WORLD magazine ^ | 9-19-14 | Marvin Olasky

Posted on 09/19/2014 1:05:15 PM PDT by fishtank

Eyes on Estonia

ESTONIA | A desperate Goliath may soon take on a super-secular David

By MARVIN OLASKY

Issue: "Is the world falling apart?," Oct. 4, 2014

Posted Sept. 19, 2014, 01:00 a.m.

President Barack Obama on Sept. 3 journeyed to Estonia, a New Jersey–sized nation with 1.3 million persons, and gave a speech, as is his custom. Estonians were wondering how much they should fear their 400-times-larger-by-area neighbor, Russia, home to 144 million humans including one inhumane dictator, Vladimir Putin. Obama said don’t worry: “We’ll be here for Estonia. You lost your independence once before. With NATO, you’ll never lose it again.”

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: estonia; obama
"Obama said don’t worry: “We’ll be here for Estonia. You lost your independence once before. With NATO, you’ll never lose it again.”"

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From Fishtank:

Dear Estonia,

Be worried.

Be VERY worried.

1 posted on 09/19/2014 1:05:15 PM PDT by fishtank
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To: fishtank

I think we’ve seen this play before.


3 posted on 09/19/2014 1:07:35 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: fishtank

If you like your country you can keep it!......


4 posted on 09/19/2014 1:12:58 PM PDT by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: fishtank

Obama said don’t worry: “We’ll be here for Estonia. You lost your independence once before.
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Yeah in 1941 the Baltic states Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia were invaded by Russia..

Millions fled into Germany preferring Hitler’s government to the Russians..


5 posted on 09/19/2014 1:48:00 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: fishtank
Obama said don’t worry: “We’ll be here for Estonia. You lost your independence once before. With NATO, you’ll never lose it again.”

Start brushing up on your Russian.

6 posted on 09/19/2014 1:52:50 PM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: fishtank

Why would the Russians want Estonia? This isn’t the Ukraine, where the massive wheat crop is of interest to the Russians.


7 posted on 09/19/2014 2:53:20 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: fishtank

Take it to the bank, two more years of Bam and Latvia and Estonia will be down the tubes and flying a Russkie flag.


8 posted on 09/19/2014 3:25:25 PM PDT by kenmcg (b)
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To: Red Badger

9 posted on 09/19/2014 3:28:15 PM PDT by Leo Carpathian (FReeeeepeesssssed)
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To: fishtank
Not to worry Estonia, Obama’s got your back.
10 posted on 09/19/2014 3:43:33 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (America, a Rule of Mob nation)
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