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Congress pushes for Russia sanctions, Ukrainian aid
USA Today
| March 1, 2014
Posted on 03/01/2014 5:25:56 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Led by Manchurian candidate and old warhorse himself Senator John McCain, of course. Calls for immediate actions against Russia (even though admitting Obama, not unlike himself, is incompetent, incapable, impotent and incontinent).
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/03/01/congress-response-to-ukraine-crisis/5926691/
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: arizona; georgesoros; johnmccain; obama; putin; russia; senatorjohnmccain; senatormccain; ukraine; viktoryanukovich; war; yuliatymoshenko
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To: MrEdd
Lets see, aid factions that want to put Ukraine under the thumb of a Russian tribal post comkunist warlord, or factions that want to help Ukraine be devoured by the ravenous financially collapsing European socialist state.
this has been my struggle as well. My feeling is that we should, once again, bail out the Europeans. That said, I'm a little tired of supporting military actions in wars waged by democrats while they do their best to undermind the same thing when it's a GOP initiated action.
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posted on
03/01/2014 5:41:27 PM PST
by
tfecw
(It's for the children)
To: BusterBear
This confirms mccain is working with our enemies to bleed our treasury dry. One of the first objectives to tearing down a strong competitor is to bleed away resources and their treasury and weaken that competitor through economic collapse. The enemy is patient and our political people are helping the enemy to collapse the United States economically.
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posted on
03/01/2014 5:42:07 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
Less than $4.3k to go!!
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posted on
03/01/2014 5:49:09 PM PST
by
RedMDer
(May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
To: Jim Robinson
Members of Congress called for immediate sanctions against
Russia and an emergency aid package for Ukraine "Why is it that every time the president and congress
decide to teach some foreigner a lesson I am the one
who gets screwed and end up payimg the bill?"
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posted on
03/01/2014 6:08:26 PM PST
by
Iron Munro
(Albert Einstein: The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits)
To: Viennacon
I imagine sanctioning Russia is pretty difficult because its economy is so largeNot as large as some might think. Its economy is smaller than Brazil's and about the size of Italy's.
In fact, if we were to exclude oil and gas exports, the Russian economy would probably compare to about Australia, perhaps a little bigger.
The problem is that much of Europe relies on Russian gas. Russia has them over a barrel, so to speak, and so it's hard to imagine the Europeans would actually impose sanctions.
To: tfecw
My feeling is that European socialists funded Obama the same way the Chinese funded the Clintons. Nothing is going to stop the implosion of their welfare state after which they will be at war with the Islamists they got surgically attached to and which they will no longer be able to buy off.
Their answer as always will be another xenophobic purge of all unassimilated aliens.
There is nothing to be gained by helping Europe here.
Not for us.
Not for the Ukrainians.
Not even for Europe in the long run.
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posted on
03/01/2014 6:12:17 PM PST
by
MrEdd
(Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: Jim Robinson
Effe McDemocRat. He’s an NVA sellout.
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posted on
03/01/2014 6:16:29 PM PST
by
VRWC For Truth
(Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
To: Iron Munro
We’re broke as it is. Keep our money at home. Why help out a bunch of Nazi thugs and the descendants of Nazi lovers and Jew killers from WW II. Current Ukrainian regime are anti-Semites who played the West. Fudge the EU anyway.
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posted on
03/01/2014 6:20:56 PM PST
by
Ciexyz
To: Revolting cat!
>>Sanctions are possible and should be instituted. Mikheil Saakashvili in this mornings WSJ says that the last time he was in Miami, there were crowds of Russian oligarchs there vacationing. He said, deny them visas and theyll turn on Putin.<<
I guess they’ll probably invest elsewhere. Russian elites aren’t as cosmopolitan as one can think.
To: Revolting cat!
Sanctions are possible and should be instituted.
No they shouldn't. I'm tired of our economy being crippled by feelgood measures that are technically acts of war.
Never thought I'd say this, but I'm now for lifting sanctions against Cuba. And Iran. We're just hurting ourselves and victims of those regimes. And I wouldn't mind seeing $2 gas.
If you believe in freedom, the idea that the government can tell you who to trade with is nauseating.
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posted on
03/01/2014 6:47:15 PM PST
by
Forgotten Amendments
(I remember when a President having an "enemies list" was a scandal. Now, they have a kill list.)
To: cripplecreek
These issues should have been properly addressed back in 1992-93.
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posted on
03/01/2014 6:48:54 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Forgotten Amendments
I'm tired Get some rest. Who said anything about government telling anyone who can trade or not?
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posted on
03/01/2014 6:49:42 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious! We reserve the right to serve refuse to anyone!)
To: Jim Robinson
Congress pushes for Russia sanctions, Ukrainian aidThis will be over in a week. I wouldn't be surprised if Steinmeier isn't on his way to Moscow right now.
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posted on
03/01/2014 6:54:47 PM PST
by
Jim Noble
(When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
To: Viennacon
Why cant Germany do it?Because the well-being of the Ukraine is the last thing in the world that Germany cares about.
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posted on
03/01/2014 6:56:25 PM PST
by
Jim Noble
(When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
To: Forgotten Amendments
I’m not a fan of sanctions either. Just another source of cronyism.
Our state department has given literally 10s of thousands of waivers to get around Iran sanctions over the years.
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posted on
03/01/2014 6:59:20 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Jim Robinson
What’s the over/under on the number of Sunday shows McCain will be on? MEET THE PRESS, FACE THE NATION, FOX NEWS SUNDAY, THIS WEEK, and the CNN one I can’t remember. That’s a total of five:
My line -— 3.5
You taking the over or under?
(Conspicuous in his absence will be McCain’s little Smithers, who will be back in South Carolina pretending to be conservative for the next few months).
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posted on
03/01/2014 7:36:37 PM PST
by
Forgotten Amendments
(I remember when a President having an "enemies list" was a scandal. Now, they have a kill list.)
To: Jim Robinson
There are things we can do that won’t cost us a dime.
Freeze their assets, impose travel restrictions, expedite plans to get our natural gas to European markets...
To: Rob the Ugly Dude
Freeze their assets, impose travel restrictions, expedite plans to get our natural gas to European markets... Why is it so important to us to force the Ukraine to go all in with the EU when only half the country wants to go in that direction?
To: Jim Robinson
I’m trying to recall a thought process McCain ever had where he was right, made sense, and didn’t help the Democrats in any fashion.
I’m drawing a blank here.
So far he’s batting a thousand in support of George Soros.
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posted on
03/01/2014 8:58:29 PM PST
by
Dogbert41
(Up yours NSA !)
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