[Nifster]

Don’t have to I know Pat’s views.....and he like Alex Jones is one of those who lives in fantasy land.

Apparently Pat forgot that when the Soviet Union fell apart that they signed a treaty that said the Ukraine was sovereign territory and that they would come to the aid of the Ukraine if it was attacked.

Now under Putin the Soviet Union (formerly known as Russia) is back at it. The way Putin handles the press would make old Joe proud

[Rashputin]

Treaty? Ratified by Congress? No, it's not a treaty and it was reported to Congress, not ratified by them as the actual treaty it served to comfort Ukraine about. Some on various committees may have known in advance, but it was never up for ratification like a treaty would be or ratified because the treaty it relates to was.

It's a "Diplomatic Memorandum" binding under International Law but not enforceable under International law. Therefore only enforceable to the extent any of the signatories are willing to enforce it in keeping with International Law that does not see a breech of a Diplomatic Memorandum as sufficient reason to declare war. An interesting situation legally.

Secreary of State John Kerry and the Ambassador from Peru can agree in a diplomatic memorandum that Paddington Bear is cool at which time that that becomes the official US opinion of said bear, enforcable under International Law to whatever degree Peru is willing to take the US to task for officially saying somethng to the contrary.

         I saw a treaty upon the stair,
         a little treaty that wasn't there,
         it wasn't there again today,
         oh how I wish it would go away