Posted on 04/27/2015 10:33:50 AM PDT by McGruff
EU leaders have told Ukraine they are worried about ceasefire violations in the east of the country but will not send armed peacekeepers there.
"We can only talk about a civilian mission, not military," European Council President Donald Tusk told a news conference in Kiev.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
1) They don’t want to spend any of their money, just OURS
2) Bunch of cowards
So, uh, why should we bother showing up if the people who want to rule the Ukraine can’t even muster the courage to send a few tanks and planes?
The Kremlin’s Troll Army. Moscow is financing legions of pro-Russia Internet commenters:
A June article by Max Seddon of BuzzFeed reported the Kremlin was spending millions of dollars to pay English-speaking Russians to promote President Vladimir Putin and his policies in U.S. media like Fox News broadcasting and The Huffington Post and Politico news sites. Trolls are reportedly expected to manage multiple fake accounts and post on news articles 50 times a day, often with sentiments as simplistic as “Putin makes Obama look stupid and weak!”
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/08/the-kremlins-troll-army/375932/
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Documents Show How Russia’s Troll Army Hit America;
http://www.buzzfeed.com/maxseddon/documents-show-how-russias-troll-army-hit-america
duh
the west huffs and puffs from Russia knows they can invade countries to their hearts content
If you do not honor a mutual protection agreement, then it is effectively dead.
Welcome to the 21st century. Both sides in every political operation now employ troll armies. The biggest are Obama/democrats,Gy movement, China, Russia, the PA.,ISIS, Al-Qaeda , Iran, and the list goes on.
There are many resident trolls right on freepers that earn money posting here.
The article is from the BBC, not some unknown blogger troll.
We have a group here who regularly defend KGB Putin. He can do no wrong in their eyes. They show up on most of these threads.
Then again, we also have a group here who recognize the global socialist nature of the European Union and this group wants them both to be both left to fight each other and the Muslims with no financing or help from the United States.
A pox on both their houses.
The UK is activating an ENTIRE BRIGADE of soldiers whose primary mission will be to troll Twitter, Facebook, and other Social Media sites, pushing Propaganda.
New British Army unit ‘Brigade 77’ to use Facebook and Twitter in psychological warfare
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/return-of-the-chindits-mod-reveals-cunning-defence-plan-10014608.html
China’s “Internet Water Army” is said to be 500,000 people strong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Water_Army
There are DOZENS of “Political Consulting Firms”, almost all run by the Left, in America that troll Social platforms with bot armies. SEIU advertised for “Internet Opinion Engineers” to work in SEIU boiler rooms for the 2012 election.
This is going on in EVERY COUNTRY, EVERYWHERE, not just in Russia.
“a group here who regularly defend KGB Putin”
I have yet to have one of these explain to me how not accepting The Kiev Coup Government’s officially-approved State Propaganda at face value is “Supporting Putin”.
Send missiles and trainers. Kill Russians in Ukraine and send them back to Putinstan where their chauvinist butts belong.
There are a few Putinista trolls here on FR, not mentioning any names. I never can figure out if they’re stupid, ideologically committed to tyranny, or paid to pump out BS.
Oh, and we know whose side you’re on by choice. I bet you have pictures of a bare chested Putin all over your house. Ha ha, LOL.
I don’t know what Iran has to do with this topic but from your link:
Putin has decided to supply S-300s to Iran, thereby expecting gratitude from the ayatollahs and indignation from… well, just about everyone else.
Both his expectations have been fulfilled, but the ayatollahs have reasons to be upset too. First, because he has responded to world outcries by saying that it “won’t be anytime soon.”
And second? Fair enough, the S-300, the world’s first fully automated AA missile system, is a fine weapon. But it was developed in 1979, when the Soviet Union was still alive and kicking.
At that time the S-300 was the best such system in the world. But it no longer is. For in 2004 the Russians developed a significant upgrade, the S-400.
Just more evidence that your boy Putin isn't the wonderful guy you try to make him out to be.
It's the same as shouting "Racist!" or "Homophobe!" - designed to shut you up. It's easier than debating the merits of picking a fight on Russia's doorstep by joining a fight that doesn't involve us or any treaty partner. There are limits to power, and the surest way to find that limit is to overuse it. Ukraine is none of our business, and a bridge too far.
NATO is either dead or dying. No one wants to step up to the plate.
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