Posted on 01/08/2022 12:13:39 PM PST by elpadre
Russia responded angrily to a comment by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Kazakhstan might have a hard time getting rid of Russian troops, saying he should reflect instead on U.S. military meddling around the world. This is reported by Reuters.
Blinken challenged Russia's justification for sending forces into Kazakhstan after days of violent unrest in the Central Asian country.
"One lesson of recent history is that once Russians are in your house, it's sometimes very difficult to get them to leave," Blinken said.
Russia's foreign ministry called Blinken's remark "typically offensive" and accused him of joking about tragic events in Kazakhstan. It said Washington should analyse its own track record of interventions in countries such as Vietnam and Iraq.
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"If Antony Blinken loves history lessons so much, then he should take the following into account: when Americans are in your house, it can be difficult to stay alive and not be robbed or raped," the ministry said on its Telegram social media channel.
"We are taught this not only by the recent past but by all 300 years of American statehood."
The ministry said the deployment in Kazakhstan was a legitimate response to Kazakhstan's request for support from the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, an alliance of ex-Soviet states that includes Russia.
The Kazakh intervention comes at a time of high tension in Moscow's relations with Washington as the two countries prepare for talks on the Ukraine crisis starting on Monday.
Moscow has deployed large numbers of troops near its border with Ukraine but denies Western suggestions it plans to invade.
The WH needs a war badly. Biden’s approval rating is down to 35% in some polls.
The Progressive Left doing its utmost to get this world vamped via all out nuclear war. Bet.
BlinkenIdiot so out of his league....so out of his league.
Blinken is an a**. Has done more damage in 12 months than any SOS in history.
Kamala (or likely replacements) need consider whether she wants to inherit WWIII.
Blinken is correct. However, the fact is that the Russian troops were asked fore by the government of Kazakhstan. This is an internal Kazakh affair and we should keep our mitts off. Never mind that the government may be losing its legitimacy.
(Note that I did not say which government is losing its legitimacy....)
This is none of our business.
If the Russians are worried about about a bunch of Moslems, then fine with me.
Russia had better worry about China. That is their real problem. 165 million vs 1.5 billion people, that is a problem.
Not my circus, not my monkeys.
That's true.
I let a Russian into my house back in 2007 and now four 1/2 Russian kids later, she's still sitting on my couch.
Does the Brandon State Department have a foreign policy or is it just a bunch of fools saying whatever pops in to their heads? /rhetorical question
“The WH needs a war badly. Biden’s approval rating is down to 35% in some polls.”
Almost as much as the ghouls in the deep state need one to profit from.
“...not my monkeys....”
Kazakhstan certainly not, but Blinken is definitely one of your (our) “monkeys.” And Blinken is definitely off-base. Russia was invited in to help, and there is an standing agreement among those countries.
Blinken should take the log out of his eye.
Excellent
All the clowns are at Foggy Bottom.
Blinky doesn’t scare anyone - he’s too busy trying to pull his head out 🤪
Well now, the two of you reflect what diplomacy and reconciliation should be. I would nominate you as an Ambassador to Russia.
“Come and keep your Comrade warm!”
Blinkin is such a weak sister.
Blinken
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