The Goat Pen

I think Krauthammer has it right. We should block any Russian advance with our own military, even if events escalate into a full nuke-shooting conflagration. Odds are our lasers could knock some of those rooskie ICBMs down. There's an excellent chance we'd have survivors, imo.

Anything to keep Ukraine sovereign, I says. Or at least the part that wants to be sovereign - not those crazy Bolsheviks in the southern part.

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Slim Pickens always reminded me of W - right down to the way they both pronounced "nuk-u-lar."

"Anything to keep Ukraine sovereign, I says. Or at least the part that wants to be sovereign - not those crazy Bolsheviks in the southern part."

That's right, Ukraine just needs to understand that back in 1994 we actually had a backbone. Now, not so much.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... g-war.html

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sardis wrote:"Anything to keep Ukraine sovereign, I says. Or at least the part that wants to be sovereign - not those crazy Bolsheviks in the southern part."

That's right, Ukraine just needs to understand that back in 1994 we actually had a backbone. Now, not so much.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... g-war.html

More proof that we need a Clinton back in the White House.

The PAH would blame the invasion on a youtube video.

What does it matter?!

Why do we care about Ukraine anyway?

It's a big step towards a new Cold War, which would be expensive and dangerous.

Don't worry, Lurch will come up with something, after all, he tricked Putin into taking all of Syria's chem weapons.

Russia Escalates Crisis in Ukraine...
Sets stage for showdown...
'We are on brink of disaster'...
Ukraine navy chief switches allegiance...
West looks 'weak'...
FEAR OF NEW COLD WAR GROWS...
Moscow catches world off guard...
Kerry Whines...
REP: Putin playing chess, and Obama's playing marbles...

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014 ... tury-Rules

A promise was made in 1994 by both US and Russia in exchange for them handing over their nuclear weapons. If we sit back and do nothing our negotiation abilities in anything foreign policy is compromised.

Well, we know prof's allegiance...To the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Putin.

sardis wrote:A promise was made in 1994 by both US and Russia in exchange for them handing over their nuclear weapons. If we sit back and do nothing our negotiation abilities in anything foreign policy is compromised.

I treat that the same as a college head coaching agreement. Meh.

Professor Tiger wrote:It's a big step towards a new Cold War, which would be expensive and dangerous.

As expensive and dangerous as the War on Terror?

As expensive as the War on Drugs?

Neither the Wars on Terror or Drugs involve the possibility of a major nuclear exchange between two countries with thousands of those nasty things.

Things are getting damn serious according to the latest quotes on Fox News....Obama has reportedly told Putin, "You can keep your Crimean peninsula if you want it."

sardis wrote:A promise was made in 1994 by both US and Russia in exchange for them handing over their nuclear weapons. If we sit back and do nothing our negotiation abilities in anything foreign policy is compromised.

What do you propose? Scramble jets, send in a carrier group? Go to DEFCON 2?

Well Russia has a shit ton of Oil and Natural Gas. So they could be dicks though. However, if we could have decided to change our ways say like 20 years ago and really made an effort to do away with foreign oil and become self sufficient, then we could put the hammer down on them and not worry about the non-sense. With that said, to many people in and around the gubment make to much money off it so fuck it, keep going!! It is worked so far.

Russia Seeks Access to Bases in Eight Countries for Its Ships and ...

3 days ago - (russia) Russia says it is negotiating with Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, ... access to facilities that can be used by its navy and strategic bombers.

Finally, Russia stepping up to the plate to help us protect South America from the Norks.