White House Warns Russia

Newsweek ^ | April 7, 2014

[Oldeconomybuyer]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against moving "overtly or covertly" into eastern Ukraine and said there was strong evidence that pro-Russian demonstrators in the region were being paid.

[nomad]

And the pro-western ones we not?

[HKMk23]

Uh, oh! NOW Putin’s done it!

We read what the White House told the press corps, here; I wonder what the actual message was? Something like, “Oh, what sad times are these when passing Russians can say `Ni’ at will to whole nations.”

Or, perhaps it was more like, “We threaten serious gastrointestinal rumblings at your general foreign policy direction; we wave our empty nut sacks at your anti-Ukranian protestors. Do not trifle with us or we shall taunt you a second time!”

[demshateGod]

Haha. I never considered that angle. 0 was deeply involved with the communists. Surely the KGB too notes.

[prairiebreeze]

said there was strong evidence that pro-Russian demonstrators in the region were being paid.

Obama and the democraps would never ever ever think of doing such a thing....Nope.....

[tomkat]

                           

White House Warns Russia

[steerpike100]

You know, really, whether Putin is or isn’t paying rabble-rousers in Eastern Ukraine is beside the point. The sad truth is, WE, AMERICA, DID pay, to the tune of 6+ Billion dollars to overthrow the legitimate government in Kiev. Then we go all boo-hoo when Russia has something to say about our meddling in their neck of the woods.

It’s time to shut up and eat our peas.

[FreeReign]

The sad truth is, WE, AMERICA, DID pay, to the tune of 6+ Billion dollars to overthrow the legitimate government in Kiev.

Nonsense.

Yanukovich was impeached. He then fled the country.

[semantic]

Putin has a comprehensive dossier on Barry going all the way back to grade school. Checkmate. KGB.

And every other security service in the world, including our own, China, UK, et al, don't have the same damning information? Look, there's a really good reason why none of this stuff has come out to date:

Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason? Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.

$Trillion upon trillions are being made from the existing status quo, which, as a lynchpin, includes one low IQ mongoloid putatively at the helm of the USA. Put yourself in Putin's shoes; what could possibly be better than having Barry as the CIC? He is positively setting up Russia as a strategic power hub after the USA fades from prominence.

What if we had a real conservative, who understood the petro-dollar's days are numbered, and the USA better get to work if it wants to survive as a federal republic. A leader of that caliber would hang all the bankers, get us back on a sound money system, and promote legislation that would incentivize real capital investment towards developing a sound energy foundation.

Why isn't it happening? Why instead are $trillions being printed and literally thrown in to the wind to sustain the 47 million strong FSA with EBTs? There could be some merit to the idea that Barry really is a manchurian.

[Thunder90]

More like weak anti-American liberalism vs strong nationalistic Soviet Communism.

[lonevoice]

Putin must be quaking in his boots.

[Paul R.]

Look what finger the Russian is using to push the Button

Not only that, I'm guessing it wasn't even a conscious selection of the finger to use...

[elhombrelibre]

The Ukrainians were indeed part of the Soviet Union and one of its primary victims, especially when you consider the man made (i.e., Stalin) mass starvation used to break the Ukrainian resistance to Communism. Of course, you probably think that was grand too. Thant's how Putinistas rule. Might is all that you need for right.

[Monmouth78]

Dude we know. That’s why it was so stupid to overthrow a democratically elected government that was friendly to Russia. This is a predictable reaction. There is nothing we can do that will stop it except working out a grand bargain.

Russia is sending a message about how they will react to things like this. We can respond to that in various ways, but can’t act surprised. Obviously, our leaders did not have a back up plan.

[elhombrelibre]

Keep in mind that in the end his own party voted to get him out of office. Keep in mind too that that was after Russian trained snipers fired on and killed Ukrainians. Yes, it's predictable that a bully will bully others. That a strong nation ruled by a despot worth $75 billion will want to exploit even more countries near him under the guise of Russian chauvinism.

Now, the Ukrainians must prepare for asymmetrical war. They must be ready to attack Soviet ...er, Russians upon invasion.

Attack their supply lines. Burn anything not guarded. Force them to commit masses of troops.

Plant real and fake mines along invasion routes.

Prepare snipers to shoot and kill them without getting caught.

Prepare to assist any Russian wanting to escape this rich man's war of Putin's and this poor man's fight. Help them escape to the West until the invasion ends.

Destroy bridges ahead of their advance.

Destroy and burn fuel points and ammunition with fires.

Make them pay a huge price in men and materiel.

[ourworldawry]

“At least those two sissies in the picture wore coat and ties in the White House. Look at the slob in the background dressed in blue jeans and tennis shoes. No class.”

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Slob? But it’s not classless for the people in that building to disenfranchise those whom they govern?...while at the same time, spending all of our money to do it? IMO, the man in the jeans and tennis shoes is dressed accordingly.