Posted on 11/24/2004 10:09:53 AM PST by West Coast Conservative
Powell: U.S. 'Cannot Accept Result' of Ukraine Election
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Kiev was even rebuilt by the Tsars.
If Yuschenko is Soros' puppet, why is Bush supporting him over Putin's child rapist buddy?
I doubt that these Ukranian campers seek placing carnations in riot shields need diplomatic hope to confirm their resistance.
don't believe it.
Thank you for the John Kerry line. To bad Bush & DoD disproved that little lie a month ago. You didn't get the memo?
By JIM HEINTZ, Associated Press Writer
KIEV, Ukraine - Election officials declared Wednesday that the Kremlin-backed prime minister won Ukraine's bitterly disputed presidential runoff balloting, prompting opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko to call for a nationwide strike to protest what his camp contends was brazen vote fraud.
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) said Wednesday the United States does not consider the results of the elections to be legitimate. He challenged leaders of the former Soviet bloc nation "to decide whether they are on the side of democracy or not."
"If the Ukrainian government does not act immediately and responsibly there will be consequences for our relationship, for Ukraine's hopes for a Euro-Atlantic integration and for individuals responsible for perpetrating fraud," Powell said.
The announcement of the victory by Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych raised fears of violence in the capital, where tens of thousands of opposition supporters have rallied for three straight days and riot police guarded key government buildings.
"With this decision, they want to put us on our knees," Yushchenko, a pro-Western reformer, told his followers massed in Independence Square, as the crowd chanted: "Shame! Shame!" "My actions to combat the current regime will be even more consistent and powerful," he pledged.
Yushchenko called for an "all-Ukraine national strike," stopping work at businesses, schools and universities and a stoppage of transport. "Thus, we'll force the authorities to think about what they are doing," he said.
Because GWB doesn't act on frivolous inanities. He acts on the best interests as he sees it of America's national security. Moreover, it's the principled thing to do as well.
Moral Authority, isn't that why we bombed the Serbs for the Kosovo Liberation Army islamics? Yup, something like that.
I care.
By the way, why are YOU so fond of George Soros' man? After all he sure worked-up a mess of people and money to work against my candidate, George Bush.
Ukraine is some sort of "mecca" for some posters here. Makes an ol' Mainer like me think some of those posters are not even Americans.
By the way... how many commies have you killed in your life? Were you in Korea or Nam?
Some of the posters here who are being "accused" of being commies are vets who have actually took arms against REAL commies.
You need to stop calling anybody who does not agree with you a supporter of commies or Russians.
That is not nice and it is not America as I see it.
Bush and his people saw this coming. Thank God they're in charge. I guess Bush finally saw the true character of Pootie-Poot and realized the Russian leadership is not on our side.
We understand that it holds the same amount of water as the "blood for oil" lies of the liberals here. It is the liberals you are supporting abroad in your posts.
It is the liberal state dept, who also happen to support the chechen "freedom fighters", who are supporting Yuschenko.
A free election is of course, the important issue. So let Soros and Brzezinsky and Halfbright stay home, and let Russia stay home.
The Ukrainian people are being used by everyone as pawns, and being sold more lies than Michael Moore could dream up in his entire life.
I'm sort of suprised to this post. I knew a few months ago not to be suprised if the ukranies elect a pro moscow leader.
It easy to jump to voter fraud and intimidation and the what nots. I'm sure that happened on both sides.
The simple fact is russia and the soviet block states have been worse off since the fall of the soviet union. Those that were children then are growing up listening to stories of the "good" ol days where, although they didn't have a choice between bounty toliet paper and brand x toliet paper, they had toliet paper.
The ukranian people elected someone to bring stability back to their country. I seriously doubt that putin had his hands in it.
Just trying to give a different perspective. This wasn't really a big shocker. Those who cared to see it, saw it comming
And who is going to hemm in the hostile Fifth Reich EU? If you wish to speak of balances of power, then an equally sized EU and RF is balance. Giving everything to the EU and Soros is stupid. With Ukraine and Belaruss, Russia will be hobbled and eventually absorbed into the EU Super State, then what do you think will happen to the US position in the world? Most Americans don't seem to think this one through. They knee jerk against Russians and for the Germans and French from past realities, but those don't exist any more.
Well can you tell this neocon know-nothing what this is all about in 100 words or less? Start by stating whose side the Muslims and French are on.
The crisis in Ukraine also posed a dilemma for the United States. Ukraine has supported the military campaign in Iraq, and contributed 1,600 soldiers to the coalition. Yushchenko had said that if elected, he would withdraw Ukraine's troops.
So the US stands behind the election of someone who wants to abandon support for the Coalition in Iraq?
Sounds like a lose lose situation.
Don't be absurd. There is no chance that the State Dept. would antagonize Russia without direct authorization from the White House, which already issued a statement to the same effect.
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