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Two Ukrainian military jets were shot down in the Donetsk region of the country today, the Ukrainian defense ministry said.
Shortly before word of today's shoot-down came, the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt told ABC News that he's very concerned Russia has not stopped the flow of heavy weapons into eastern Ukraine where ethnic Russians are trying to break away from Ukraine.
Two Ukrainian Jets Shot Down, Defense Ministry Says - ABC News
The region is destabilized. This is Putin's Syria. I would rather see Kerry in Ukraine than Egypt.
Two Ukrainian Jets Shot Down, Defense Ministry Says - ABC News
The region is destabilized. This is Putin's Syria. I would rather see Kerry in Ukraine than Egypt.
I would rather see Kerry on vacation. What does he do besides put his foot in his mouth by making grossly false statements?
I would rather see Kerry on vacation. What does he do besides put his foot in his mouth by making grossly false statements?
With a little luck the EU has kicked off a real mess on its boarder. It is just so stupid of the US to take a front row seat in correcting the mess. The EU got us and especially the European Ukrainians into this. They should fix it or be seen to be negligent.
The US should not make this its war.
From purely a political view, he very adequately tows the party line and is yet another Obama mouthpiece in the world. He's there to push Obama's world view and he does it very well. In other words, he's a useful puppet. Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating what he does or this administrations view, just providing an analysis of what he does. Whether it is effective or not is a different matter.
I am definitely not for a war. Not with Russia. Not a cold war.
From purely a political view, he very adequately tows the party line and is yet another Obama mouthpiece in the world. He's there to push Obama's world view and he does it very well. In other words, he's a useful puppet. Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating what he does or this administrations view, just providing an analysis of what he does. Whether it is effective or not is a different matter.
Well sure, but that is over obvious. Do you find that in contrast with say C. Rice or M. Albright?
So you think it best to do nothing, when a country grabs a province here and there and a dictator eradicates whole segments of his population, except to grumble and threaten and make uncomfortable noises? That will not stop the land grabbing, you know, nor give pause to dictators needing to crush demonstrators' heads. But it will make it evident to every potentate from Kiev to Peking and from Moscow to Arden and Johannesburg and produce multiple wars, civil strife and mass murder.
That is the real tragedy of what the EU has done in Ukraine and Syria. At least the French did do something in Mali and with the UK in Libya.
There are plenty of contrasts - approach, competency, political lean, background, attitude, world view, successes and failures.... how is that relevant?
A SoS is ALWAYS the presidents "mouthpiece"
So you think it best to do nothing, when a country grabs a province here and there and a dictator eradicates whole segments of his population, except to grumble and threaten and make uncomfortable noises?
You've already stated that - so you didn't really have a point with the contrast question regarding Rice and Albright?
In case you haven't notice, there are dicators ALL OVER the world that do that. Iran, North Korea, Africa, etc.
So are you for the U.S. to be the world police for dictators ALL OVER the world, or are you just for blowing up brown people?
Of course I did. You stated that Kerry is nothing but a mouthpiece for Obama, as though you were saying something profound. The SoS is always the presidents mouthpiece.
Race-baiting: Bringing race into a discussion that has no connection to race, in order to influence the conversation.
Am I influencing the conversation? Doubtful, so you your comment is irrelevant.
Care to actually comment on the first part instead of focusing everything on the second?
I have 0 wants to commit an American soldier to the Ukraine. It is far more a European interest than ours and they should be the ones to solve it. I don't approve of Putin's land grab. I don't believe any negotiation we could make will solve the issue with Russia. We may one day look back and equate the events in Ukraine to that of Archduke Ferdinand. I hope not, but Europe needs to lead. My $0.02 until I swayed otherwise which is possible, but I haven't been convinced that we need US boots on Ukrainian soil.
From purely a political view, he very adequately tows the party line and is yet another Obama mouthpiece in the world. He's there to push Obama's world view and he does it very well. In other words, he's a useful puppet. Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating what he does or this administrations view, just providing an analysis of what he does. Whether it is effective or not is a different matter.
It's strange.
America can commit acts of war by bombing virtually any country it feels like and provide weapons to prop up horrible regimes and the world just looks the other way.
Yet if Russia sends arms to a Russian-speaking faction on it's doorstep that is fighting for it's freedom...they are to be condemned and punished.
There is a word for that...
...hypocrisy.
It's sad.
America can commit acts of war by bombing virtually any country it feels like and provide weapons to prop up horrible regimes and the world just looks the other way.
Yet if Russia sends arms to a Russian-speaking faction on it's doorstep that is fighting for it's freedom (rightly or wrongly)...they are to be condemned and punished.
There is a word for that...
...hypocrisy.
You've already stated that - so you didn't really have a point with the contrast question regarding Rice and Albright?
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