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Obama to Putin: U.S. Will Punish Russia for Ukraine Vote
NBC ^ | 3/16/2014

Posted on 03/16/2014 10:27:17 PM PDT by South40

President Obama warned Vladimir Putin of "additional costs" for Russia after a weekend referendum to separate Crimea from the Ukraine went forward.

In a phone call between the leaders on Sunday, Obama told the Russian president that the U.S. and its allies were "prepared to impose additional costs on Russia for its actions."

And the U.S. signaled it could act as soon as Monday to impose sanctions against Russia for its incursion into Crimea, and for conducting the referendum while occupying troops were in place. The referendum to break Crimea away from Ukraine and make it a part of Russia reportedly passed overwhelmingly although the U.S. and other Western nations have rejected the legitimacy of the vote.

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: eu; infiltrated; natopuppet; soros
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The community organizer has no clue when to stop digging.
1 posted on 03/16/2014 10:27:17 PM PDT by South40
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To: South40

Punish Russia?

He has already signaled ineptness, punishment should be laugh inducing


2 posted on 03/16/2014 10:29:04 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: South40

Whaddaya gonna do, Barry, send him a picture of your wife?


3 posted on 03/16/2014 10:29:15 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: South40

He just needs to shut up. Vlad can crush Mr. Mom Jeans like a bug.


4 posted on 03/16/2014 10:29:25 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: chris37

Dude ! That could spark a nuclear apocalypse.


5 posted on 03/16/2014 10:29:56 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: chris37
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the laugh.

6 posted on 03/16/2014 10:30:07 PM PDT by South40 (Liberalism is a Disease)
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To: GeronL

Indeed. Barry has reduced himself to a punchline and clearly doesn’t know when to shut up.


7 posted on 03/16/2014 10:31:11 PM PDT by South40 (Liberalism is a Disease)
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To: South40

As I said on the other thread, punishments like what? Defriending Putin on Facebook?
Having the millions of OFA-controlled Twitter bots say bad things about Putin??

Somehow, they think restricting the International movements of a few oligarchs are going to scare Putin. Until Putin starts doing the same, and China goes along with it.

(on a side note, wouldn’t it be great to see a few of the Soros Cabal called out publicly?)


8 posted on 03/16/2014 10:31:39 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Well, it is what the Sheeple voted for....)
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To: chris37
Whaddaya gonna do, Barry, send him a picture of your wife?

That could start a nuclear exchange. The threat of sending a picture of the Wookie could have been used as a deterrent but actually doing it as a punishment could trigger WWIII.

9 posted on 03/16/2014 10:32:16 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

lol! Mr. Mom Jeans must have Vlad shaking in his Valenkis.


10 posted on 03/16/2014 10:33:04 PM PDT by South40 (Liberalism is a Disease)
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To: P-Marlowe

Suppose Putin likes Star Wars and wants to be a Darth Vader (really close to An Invader). He might like to have a picture of the First Wookie, just to remind himself of who he is fighting.

May the farce be with you!


11 posted on 03/16/2014 10:35:18 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: South40; All
Unfortunately, it's hard to tell if Obama is actually helping Putin to stage things.
FR: Is Ukraine/Crimea the "flexibility" Obama promised Putin?

12 posted on 03/16/2014 10:35:50 PM PDT by Amendment10
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To: South40

Obama despises America and G Britain, so I suppose he also despises Europe as a whole. Throw in the fact that Putin is Communist and Obama borderline at least, I don’t think Obama is too concerned with what is occurring in Ukraine. This is what ‘flexibility’ means.


13 posted on 03/16/2014 10:36:49 PM PDT by taterjay
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To: South40

Aside from the boy prez going against a leader who wears big boy pants (which is funny enough) - I get a chuckle over the idea of “Punish Putin for the vote”. Back in the day we were all about democracy, self-determinism and the like. What is the underlying premise? That the election should not have been held? That Putin should have invalidated it? That the ballot box was stuffed? Did anyone seriously doubt what the outcome would be?


14 posted on 03/16/2014 10:37:33 PM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: South40

This is so embarrassing. How much longer?


15 posted on 03/16/2014 10:42:46 PM PDT by MarMema ("If Americans really wanted Obamacare, you wouldn't need a law to make them buy it." Ted Cruz)
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To: South40
Ha!

The only people "Big Eared Brother"™ punishes are Americans.

16 posted on 03/16/2014 10:43:29 PM PDT by SecondAmendment (Restoring our Republic at 9.8357x10^8 FPS)
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten

That about what I have been saying. 79% turnout with 93% in favor. It’s not like it was a close election that was stolen, democrat style. The people have made their choice and the man-child needs to accept it.


17 posted on 03/16/2014 10:43:39 PM PDT by South40 (Liberalism is a Disease)
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To: GeronL

He is going to write a mean long letter, that is how he will scare Putin.


18 posted on 03/16/2014 10:46:44 PM PDT by Patriot Babe
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To: chris37

Wow that is really torture =)


19 posted on 03/16/2014 10:47:16 PM PDT by Patriot Babe
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To: Amendment10

I have the same feeling. I remember Obama telling Putin after the election he will have more flexibility. I won’t be surprised if Obama is helping Putin, Putin knows Obama won’t do a dam thing by that statement. Remember they are both commies and they stick together.


20 posted on 03/16/2014 10:50:11 PM PDT by Patriot Babe
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