BREAKING: Powell: U.S. 'Cannot Accept Result' of Ukraine Election

Fox News ^ | November 24, 2004

[West Coast Conservative]

Powell: U.S. 'Cannot Accept Result' of Ukraine Election

[epluribus_2]

and over at CBS, Dan Rather has still refused to call the Kiev Oblast (province) for the challenger, despite widespread calling by other networks. Rather is reportedly waiting for a call from the Yanukovich campaign for further instructions...

[California Patriot]

"Who really cares about the Ukraine"?

Serious people. Grownups who understand the real world
and have a sense of history.

[hellinahandcart]

You've got to be kidding.

[jdm]

"Who really cares about the Ukraine???"

I care and I imagine many others do as well.

[epluribus_2]

They have seaports, nukeyerler scientists, damn good pilots for decent fighers, are deeply religious (some) and hate the russkies. Sounds like folks we want to court.

[epluribus_2]

they kept their home defense interceptors for insurance, tho.

[Check_Your_Premises]

"Serious people. Grownups who understand the real world and have a sense of history. "

Ok, assuming you are in this august group, how about enlightening us immature, ignorant chuckleheads, in a few words, what this all means.

[jimbo123]

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma (L) talks to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (news - web sites) (C) while Ukrainian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich looks on during a military parade in Kiev, October 28, 2004. Putin stood beside Ukraine's pro-Moscow presidential hopeful to review a Soviet-style military spectacle, just days before a tense vote seen as a choice between closer ties with Russia or the West.

[Lion in Winter]

You left off a couple of choice:

Don't like the UN or the Eu or George Soros' candidates here in the USA or the Ukraine.

Don't care a whit about Putin's guy either.

That is where I stand. I Don't see a dollar's worth difference in either crook. And, I live in the USA, voted for BUSH and am NOT a Ukraine-American or a Russian-American either. Just a really old coot from Maine who happens to be a Baptist.

[keysguy]

That is a good question and is debatable. The one thing we do know is that Putin is trying his best with the aid of the Russian mob to alter the results of the election. Much of this started last night when Dick Morris stated there was massive election fraud. Morris was a consultant for Yushchenko before the election. He said they were not allowed to buy tv ad time or newspaper ads and had to get their message out with weakly leaflets. According to Morris their exit polls showed that Yushchenko won by a good margin. That's part of the story anyway.

[California Patriot]

Yes, these are some of the reasons.

The isolationist, know-nothing quality of some FReep posts about this is disgusting.

[NeoCaveman]

I bet the Iraq election will go smoother then Ukraines'.

I agree. Provided we keep the Russians away from it.

[Leo Carpathian]

Who really cares about the Ukraine???

Europe largest country, fighting for freedom and divorce from Russia and Putin's new empire. Potentially the best ally for US wedged between Euroweenies and Ruskies.

[California Patriot]

It's a clash between Western values and authoritarianism.
In such an important part of the world, we need to stand with the Western values.

[epluribus_2]

reportedly waiting for a call from the Yanukovich campaign for further instructions...

reportedly the incumbent cannot decide between Garagos and Boise for their Ukranian Supreme Court representation... (Komrades, who eez dee shmarmiest - shmarmy is goot in our kourt, da. )

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

can someone please xplain what is happening, who do we want tow in and Im assuming that the Russian soldiers are there to protect the "bad guy" and if so....whats the bad guys name and has it been determined that the vote was rigged?

[epluribus_2]

blue and yellow planes - icy eyes when I saw them a few years back.

[jimbo123]

W and Soros are on the same side of this issue. Global politics makes strange bedfellows. I'll go with Bush. You can go with Putin.