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Post by Flitzerbiest on Mar 6, 2014 17:14:01 GMT -6
I thought this was an excellent articlefrom the local paper, and written by a hometown professor, no less. My personal opinion on the US response so far: Obama--empty threats; incoherent foreign policy House of Representatives: cartoonish hawkish idiots Kerry--blowhard with not a shred of a sense for the irony of his rhetoric |
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Post by stevec on Mar 6, 2014 23:09:48 GMT -6
There really are no other roles for Obama, Kerry, and the House in this situation. As the article indicates, Crimea is in Russia's backyard and there's nothing the US can do about it, just like during the Polish, Hungarian, and Czechoslovakian invasions. It's impossible to appear strong, intelligent, and sensible when your operating from a weak position.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 12:50:01 GMT -6
I thought this was an excellent articlefrom the local paper, and written by a hometown professor, no less. My personal opinion on the US response so far: Obama--empty threats; incoherent foreign policy House of Representatives: cartoonish hawkish idiots Kerry--blowhard with not a shred of a sense for the irony of his rhetoric Agreed. That was easy! |
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Post by Flitzerbiest on Mar 19, 2014 9:11:27 GMT -6
I forgot to add John McCain--is there any geopolitical situation on the planet where he doesn't think military intervention is the right answer?
OK...harder question:
What should the US do?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2014 8:33:27 GMT -6
I forgot to add John McCain--is there any geopolitical situation on the planet where he doesn't think military intervention is the right answer? OK...harder question: What should the US do? Hi Flitz: This satire captures a lot of truth. linkWhat should we do? Immediate serious economic sanctions and less rhetoric would have been one option. A speak softly but carry a big economic stick approach would possibly have been somewhat effective in curbing Putin. But without Europe on board there is little that we can do. What we did do is probably less effective than nothing. I'm sure you've read some of the mocking tweets reported out of Russia. J |
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Post by woodrowli on Mar 22, 2014 12:35:14 GMT -6
I forgot to add John McCain--is there any geopolitical situation on the planet where he doesn't think military intervention is the right answer? OK...harder question: What should the US do? Perhaps it is time to realize that every time we "rescue" somebody it costs American lifes and the people we rescue are in worse shape then they were before our "help" The best option at this moment is to do nothing and hope it does not escalate. |
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Post by Flitzerbiest on Mar 23, 2014 0:24:42 GMT -6
I would favor becoming a well-defended republic that meddled very little in international affairs and worked persuasively through international organizations which respected us rather than feared us. Don't even try to claim we've ever tried this approach.
Remember when Vietnam was the only war we had lost? Well, strictly speaking that wasn't true, but it was the only war we remembered losing. Now you can take your pick from a handful just in the last few decades alone.
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