Posted on 03/02/2014 9:14:38 AM PST by McGruff
In an op-ed piece that appeared in Politico, Sen. Marco Rubio, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that Russia's military intervention in Ukraine calls for no less than "immediate and decisive U.S. leadership."
Rubio said that the conflict can escalate, with broader repercussions in the region, and that the United States must act swiftly and condemn Russia's actions.
“Russia's illegal military incursion in the Crimea region in Ukraine is a grave violation of a nation's sovereignty and cannot go unpunished," Rubio said in the Politico piece. "First, President Obama should speak unequivocally and call this what it is: a military invasion. Second, President Obama should dispatch Secretary Kerry and Secretary Hagel to Kiev to show U.S. support for Ukraine's transitional government. Third, the U.S. should rally our allies to boycott this June's G8 summit in Sochi."
Rubio, a Florida Republican who frequently has accused the Obama administration of being too slow to react to international crises, said Russia needs to be handed consequences if it does not retreat.
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China looks to be the big winner. Obama sent a pretty clear signal to Japan and Taiwan that they're on their own. And while Putin's attention is way to the west, China just might decide that the time is ripe to "take back" the Russian Far East that the Manchu emperors ceded to the Russian Czars in the 19th century.
>Here’s a decisive move — tell the Ukrainians to get along without the Crimea and some of their eastern provinces.
Exactly right. It’s sad that normal citizens can out think these overpaid government stooges.
Should have been done back in 94, instead of that ridiculous Budapest Memorandum.
Palin Warned us almost 6 YEAR AGO!!!!!
Everyone made fun of her...
Who is dumb now?
If nothing else..it's probably about time for the Far-east to announce that they don't like our currency anymore. That's been in the works for a while to combat the failing global speculation merry-go-round.
Buckle up.
Marco who? The guy that’s promoting immigration amnesty?
Anyone read Marco asking for Congress to declare war, start the draft, and get Rosie the Riveter building ships and planes? or is this all just trolling for votes?
Rubio has been craving to be the neocon’s boy in 2016. He’s a typical chickenhawk. Something about him is creepy, in a Lindsay Graham sort of way.
Not under their extremely restrictive rules of engagement. EVER.
bump for tomorrow!
This is the EU’s concern.
Anyway like Iran Russia is no threat to us. Its a “small country”./s
It’s intended more as a bargaining chip. But I doubt Putin would be persuaded by anything not involving a credible threat to use force. I think his armed forces are much more vulnerable to attack than he suspects, and we may be about to find out.
Rubio and Cruz are both turning the silly up to 11 on this “crisis”, just to look “tougher” than Obozo. Boycotting the G8 is as impotent as Carter boycotting the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Obama's cowardice isn't a choice for peace, it's a choice for war under circumstances that we do not choose and where the situation may be decidedly against us.
BINGO. Let them take care of their own back yard.
I thought it was fuscia. Or was that blush pink?
He's mirroring Michelle - the scariest person he knows.
At least he's got his feet off the Resolute Desk for once!
Again??
Grrrrrr.......
What a damned joke rubio is — YOU GO RUBIO. What are we going to fight with? a bunch a pregnant women and homosexuals? You have got to be kidding us. We couldn’t fight MEXICO!!
Maybe Rubio can come up with a clear path to citizenship for our illegals .... that includes 5 years in the military fighting in Ukraine.
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