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Old 03-25-2014, 05:28 AM
 
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President Obama "After My Election I Have More Flexibility" - YouTube

Or do you think this is not a big deal?
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Old 03-25-2014, 06:25 AM
 
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Starting a nuclear war is a big deal, keep the tact, diplomacy and economic sanctions going for now is the sane course of action....
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Old 03-25-2014, 06:29 AM
 
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Starting a nuclear war is a big deal, keep the tact, diplomacy and economic sanctions going for now is the sane course of action....
Who said anything about starting a nuclear war? The Democrat base really doesn't understand foreign policy, does it?
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Old 03-25-2014, 06:44 AM
 
Location: 500 miles from home
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Who said anything about starting a nuclear war? The Democrat base really doesn't understand foreign policy, does it?
Well, we cannot see into his soul like you righties can.
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Old 03-25-2014, 07:12 AM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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What newly found power has Russia achieved? I am not sure I understand the connection of the title to a random YouTube video.
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Old 03-25-2014, 07:44 AM
 
Location: Littleton, CO
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So that's where Russia found it? All this time I thought they had found it behind the dresser.
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Old 03-25-2014, 08:10 AM
 
Location: The Lone Star State
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Yes... wouldn't it be interesting to know what they were talking about.

Starting to wonder if all of these claims from leftists/progressives of conservative Putin-love is nothing more than their own projection...
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Old 03-25-2014, 08:11 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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Or do you think this is not a big deal?
Not a big deal at all.

I just wish Obama had the balls to play it straight and tell the American people that we don't consider Russia a military adversary. I would rejoice and applaud.
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Old 03-25-2014, 08:34 AM
 
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...and the missile defense shield:

"The Russian response suggested Obama's decision would not be met by any swift or generous concessions. A foreign ministry spokesman, Andrei Nesterenko, described the move as "obviously a positive sign for us" but made clear the decision had been a unilateral one taken by Washington alone. He suggested there had been no deals with Moscow on Iran or other issues. "That would disagree with our policy of resolution of any problems in relations with any countries, no matter how difficult or sensitive they may be."

The US decision will cheer many in government in western Europe who believed the scheme was an unnecessary provocation to the Russians. But today the Czech Republic and Poland expressed disappointment at the White House's decision to reverse track after six years of difficult negotiations. Senior sources in Warsaw and Prague said they would insist on the Americans honouring pledges they made to the Nato allies in return for agreeing last year to the plan for missile defence deployments.

Alexandr Vondra, a former Czech deputy prime minister and ambassador to Washington intimately involved in the negotiations with the Americans, said he was surprised. "This is a U-turn in US policy," he said. "But first we expect the US to honour its commitments. If they don't they may have problems generating support for Afghanistan and on other things."

Under the Bush administration the Pentagon spent years planning and negotiating to place 10 silos with interceptor rockets in northern Poland and to build a large radar station south of Prague to defend against a perceived ballistic missile threat from Iran.

The central European countries were keen to acquire the US installations and other military hardware as partial security guarantees against a resurgent Russia. Moscow claimed the project was aimed against Russia and threatened to deploy short-range nuclear weapons in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which sits inside the European Union.

Obama's climbdown is likely to be seen by Russia as a victory for its uncompromising stance."

Obama abandons missile defence shield in Europe | World news | theguardian.com
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Old 03-25-2014, 08:40 AM
 
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Cough, GEORGIA.
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