[castlegreyskull]

I do not hear too many people talking about this. The way I read it, and the way many others read it; it seems to give the President legal authority to conduct military operations against Russia.

This bill was passed 411-10. Senate will vote on it early next year.

Russian Military action increased substantially since last week upon the announcement of this.

Ron Paul described this bill as the worst piece of legislation he has ever seen. Also said it would make neocons blush if they were capable of doing so.

[Logical me]

Ron Paul, shut the F up! Ukraine is trying to save itself, that is more than the US is doing. We are down the tubes and most Americans don't know the difference.

[RedElement]

If RP is agin it, it cain’t be all bad.....

[CorporateStepsister]

Obama is fugnuts; we’ve existed with an uneasy tete-a-tete with Russia since the end of the Cold War. We don’t need bad relations with Russia right now, we need them as allies. The Russians will butcher us and they will take it right to our soil.

[wetphoenix]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3236052/posts
Why I Voted against Condemning Russia by Dana Rohrabacher

~Russian Military action increased substantially since last week upon the announcement of this.~

And what do you think they have to do?

[dforest]

What is the US interest,at this moment, into going to war with Russia?

[GeronL]

Russia should be condemned

[Cboldt]

I think it’s just a “H.Res.” sort of thing, not a law and not going to be considered by the senate. It’s merely a “sense of the House” statement. It has less force of law than renaming a post office.

[PIF]

Returning the Crimea is a non-starter for Russia. Nope. NO. Nyet.

“Iti Kachortu,” and “Yobt toviou matt,” Yankee.

After that there is nothing. The US can do nothing. Nothing. Attacking Russian forces with conventional forces invites a nuclear response as per the current Russian policy. First nuclear response by attacking party warrants homeland nuclear response.

In other words, if you attack them with conventional forces, they will use tactical nukes on them. If you respond with your own tactical nuke on their forces, they will nuke your homeland. That’s the policy - take any misgivings up with them.

Russia can only be stopped by non-military means - bankruptcy through very low oil prices would be a good start.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

That is NUTS!

[Cold Heat]

We resolve..........

Same as saying we think or we think you should think....lol

This is not law, nor can it give authority.

It’s just a opinion.

[shove_it]

It’s a nothing burger from a bunch of toothless barking chihuahuas.

[Aliska]

The whole thing is a bad move and makes us look like a paper something, always blustering. There should be blowback about the CIA business in torture. Why that now?

BTW I am also against the sanctions, and they seem pretty impulsive to me, not considering unintended consequences.

[BobL]

Nice time to start a war with a MODERNIZED SUPERPOWER...right after gutting our military for the past 15 years.

But if people here are that anxious to see what Russian nukes can do, I guess we’ll all find out.