Posted on 07/31/2016 10:40:49 AM PDT by Alter Kaker
Donald Trump has come under fire for his praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his ties to the country--and he suggested Sunday that he might recognize Russia's control of Crimea.
"You know, the people of Crimea, from what I've heard, would rather be with Russia than where they were," he said on ABC's "This Week." "And you have to look at that, also. Now, that was under -- just so you understand, that was done under Obama's administration. ... Crimea has been taken. Don't blame Donald Trump for that."
Trump made those comments just after saying Putin is "not going into Ukraine."
"Well, look, you know, I have my own ideas. He's not going into Ukraine, OK?" Trump said of Putin. "Just so you understand. He's not going to go into Ukraine, all right? You can mark it down and you can put it down, you can take it anywhere you want."
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LOL!
The rus are home. They even once tried to sack Constantinople from there.
Right on the money.
We have no vaguely logical means of challenging Russian control of Crimea short of nuclear threat. That isn’t going to happen.
Obama lost the Crimea on his watch. It’s over.
Fairly clear that the only people supporting a cold war with Russia right now are either UniParty, Russianophobes or just Crazy Idiots. Almost a certainty that Beck is the latter.
Obama showed weakness and Russia took advantage.
It’s tough enough in this world without showing the world you’re a pussy, but Obama had to do it.
Russia having been in Crimea for several years before Trump shows up, it’s a little difficult to simply say he’ll do nothing different than Obama.
He won’t telegraph he’s a pussy, that’s for sure. He’s a realist, and you’re not going to expel Russia out of Crimea at this point with physical force, because the cost would be immeasurable.
Who knows what that flash point could wind up blowing out to?
Sometimes you have to deal with the cards you’ve been dealt.
I have read several articles on Putin lately and he doesn’t want NWO and he is against globalism...but there are some that swallow everything the media says...
Putin is an alpha male, same as Trump, they both have good heads on their shoulders, Putin has protected his people and country, the same as Trump wants to do with America and her people...
I don’t especially like Putin, but at least he stands up for his Country, and as far as the uranium goes, Clinton Crime Family gave him the rights to it for money for their RICO foundation...it isn’t Putin’s fault, it’s Clintons fault and Barky for putting her in as S of S...he knew she was a snake when he did it, and he’s a snake to the America and the American people...
Has our media impartially investigated the will of the majority of Crimeans - who have historic ties to Russia and were badly treated by Ukrainians?
No?
(crickets)
Oh and let me guess......Hillary is going to go to war to get it back?
“Trump” and “hating” must be hyphenated. Otherwise, it means “Trump is hating heads that explode.”
Obama never “lost” Crimea, which has historic ties to Russia
but he made it an imperative by pushing Putin’s buttons over Black Sea access and NATO membership for UKraine
If Putin wanted to control the Gulf Of Mexico, maybe we’d have an issue with that
dang, if only Putin had endorsed the queer agenda before the Olympics, maybe Barky wouldn’t a personal agenda against him. How many have died in Syria and elsewhere because of the neocons trying to push a limp Obama and chest-bump Putin into a war?
“I believe Putin IS AGAINST GLOBALISM!”
Putin wants to restore the Russian Empire and take it to new heights of power and wealth. Isn’t that obvious?
There is significant evidence that supports your conclusion.
Russians themselves have made a notable turn towards Nationalism, in official policy, Russian Federation votes at the UN General Assembly and specifically the Security Council have turned 180 degrees against Globalist interference in all nations affairs. The UN and NATO were defeated in attempts to get UN permission to use military force in Syria by five members of the Security Council including Russia.
The Russian Federation has passed numerous laws criminalizing Globalist outside agents and agencies in Russian Fed.
Thank you for that reply...if you don’t mind, I would like to keep it to add to some information I have on Putin...
Well thanks for that FRiend, that’s the first time there has been any notice made regarding hyphenation or punctuation since I started using that graphic last year.
True of the American West too, but we ain't giving it back either.
History ain't always pretty, but the Russians have claimed Crimea (annexed 1783) for longer than we've claimed California (annexed 1847).
The neocon clowns that plotted with neo-nazis to overthrow Ukraine's government in favor of hand picked stooges can tantrum all they want, the Russians own Crimea and aren't giving it away.
And their arsenal is growing.
I love that Headline page, nothing biased about that./s
The person to watch regarding Globalist Progressive agenda, the unrest in Europe and America and economimic crisis for profit, is George Soros and his "charitable" NGO's.
Giving it to Ukraine was just a Khrushchev political trick.
Just where do you live, sir, and what happened to its prior inhabitants?
I sense affinity for 'fair play' to be a fleeting thing...
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