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Old 02-20-2014, 04:42 PM
 
Location: Austin
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"President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged Ukraine to avoid violence against peaceful protesters or face consequences, as the United States considered joining European partners to impose sanctions aimed at ending deadly street clashes that are sparking fears of civil war.

“There will be consequences if people step over the line,” Obama said shortly after landing in Mexico for a summit with the leaders of Mexico and Canada, as fires burned in central Kiev. “And that includes making sure that the Ukrainian military does not step in to what should be a set of issues that can be resolved by civilians.”

---"Obama threatens consequences for Ukraine violence" Washington Post, 2/19/14



Best response I've seen is former chess champ Gary Kasparov on twitter:

"Obama could sell his red lines on eBay as new. They are all in mint condition, never used"
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Old 02-20-2014, 04:45 PM
 
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Default Uh Oh.....Obama has drawn another line

Not to worry, they are drawn with erasable ink.
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Old 02-20-2014, 04:47 PM
 
Location: Austin
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Yeah, I'm sure Putin was really scared after he quit laughing hysterically.
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Old 02-20-2014, 04:48 PM
 
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Consequences can mean a lot of things.

A strongly worded letter is a consequence.
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Old 02-20-2014, 04:48 PM
 
Location: DFW
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An imaginary line in the sand.

Obama is the tough guy.
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Old 02-20-2014, 04:48 PM
 
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“There will be consequences if people step over the line,”

and not a single reporter at that presser asked ......
"What color is your line this time Sir? - Red, Pink, Yellow, other?"
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Old 02-20-2014, 04:49 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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It is déjà vu all over again
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Old 02-20-2014, 04:54 PM
 
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“There will be consequences if people step over the line,”

and not a single reporter at that presser asked ......
"What color is your line this time Sir? - Red, Pink, Yellow, other?"
Rainbow?
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Old 02-20-2014, 04:55 PM
 
Location: Annandale, VA
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Not to worry, they are drawn with erasable ink.
... or cocaine.
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Old 02-20-2014, 05:11 PM
 
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Obama was so concerned it messed up his golf game and he had trouble napping afterwards.
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