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Seriously, what?! John Kerry tells Russia 'you don't invade a country on completely phony pretexts'
Russia Today ^ | 03-04-2014

Posted on 03/04/2014 2:51:28 AM PST by PaulCruz2016

The US Secretary of State spoke today of the unacceptability of invading a sovereign country on phony pretexts in order to assert one’s own interests in the 21st century. But no, he was not speaking about the United States, as one might have thought.

You just don’t invade another country on phony pretext in order to assert your interests,” Kerry said during an interview with NBC. “This is an act of aggression that is completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. It’s really 19th century behaviour in the 21st century.”

Kerry has also threatened to isolate Russia economically and politically and warned of potential asset freezes and visa bans, adding to media and political hype that followed Russia authorization of sending a stabilization force in Crimea on official request from the authorities.

There could be certainly disruption of any of the normal trade routine, there could be business drawback on investment in the country,” he said. “There could even be ultimately asset freezes, visa bans.”

Although Kerry was never challenged by the interviewer to comment in terms of that statement on Washington’s own constant threats to use force and military invasions in Iraq and Afghanistan, those who watched the interview immediately smelled the hypocrisy.

Since when does the United States government genuinely subscribe and defend the concept of sovereignty and territorial integrity? They certainly are not doing that at the moment in Syria,” Marcus Papadopoulos, commentator for ‘Politics First’ told RT. “They certainly did not do that when they attacked Libya. They certainly didn’t do that when they invaded Iraq. They certainly didn’t do that when they attacked Serbia over Kosovo and then later on recognized Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence. The United States government merely pays lip service to sovereignty and territorial integrity, it picks and choses.”

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Russia
KEYWORDS: crimea; georgia; johnkerry; kerry; moldova; putinsbuttboys; randsconcerntrolls; russia; surrendermonkeys; ukraine; viktoryanukovich; yuliatymoshenko
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To: Former Proud Canadian

What have the republicans done so far to stop Obama? They have the house. And poll numbers won’t stop Obama from destroying what is left of America. The energy boom?

10 Ways Obama Is Hurting America’s Energy Economy

http://epaabuse.com/9226/news/10-ways-obama-is-hurting-americas-energy-economy/


21 posted on 03/04/2014 4:47:58 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: PaulCruz2016

Kerry can say that with some authority... because he SO knows about ‘phony’!


22 posted on 03/04/2014 5:11:45 AM PST by SMARTY ("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
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To: ilovesarah2012
I am not going to argue with you. I am not "that confident". I think things are bad. I think things are going to get worse.

2015 might be a real pivotal year. But I think America will survive, in some form.

23 posted on 03/04/2014 6:01:26 AM PST by Former Proud Canadian (Cruz/Palin 2016)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

I pray you are right.


24 posted on 03/04/2014 6:05:41 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: AK_47_7.62x39

Have you not seen the myriad repudiations of Bush’s “venture” into Afghanistan here on FR? I remember seeing countless criticisms of our war in Afghanistan. We must have been reading posts on two versions of FR apparently.


25 posted on 03/04/2014 6:45:59 AM PST by EnigmaticAnomaly ("Nothing does more damage to the left than an honest election.")
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To: PaulCruz2016

26 posted on 03/04/2014 7:00:09 AM PST by Grampa Dave ( Obozo Care is a Trinity of Lies! Obozo Care is probably a serious Black Swan event.)
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