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Perfect encapsulation of the inability of conservatives to think critically. Merkel said Putin is out of touch. Well, gee, I wonder why that is. Could it be that Putin maintains a facade of power and control by appearing crazy and unpredictable? Think about it. If he told Merkel exactly what he was doing, and why, we may no longer be concerned about him, or "respect" him like he thinks we should.
Has it ever occurred to you that Putin may simply do what he thinks that needs to be done and doesn't give a sh1t about Merkel / Obama / the EU? (Especially since he knows them so well)?
Ukraine was among the world’s leading producers of a number of minerals. It was one of the world’s top four producers of gallium, the fourth ranked producer of rutile (accounting for 8% of world output), the fifth ranked producer of titanium sponge (5% of world output), the sixth ranked producer of iron ore (3% of world output), the seventh ranked producer of manganese ore (2.4% of world output), and the eighth ranked producer of ilmenite (5% of world output) and steel (2.3% of world output). The country had significant coal reserves but was dependent on imports to satisfy most of its petroleum and natural gas demand. Ukraine was also an important transit country for natural gas and petroleum from Central Asia and Russia to Europe (Corathers, 2012; Gambogi, 2012a, b; Jaskula, 2012; Jorgenson, 2012; World Steel Association, 2012, p. 9).
Where is your hero............oh sorry off making a fool of himself and the US........like he has since being elected. This is what happens when you don't back up anything.........Putin is calling your buddies bluff.......and your buddy is cleaning his golf clubs I'm sure............that is about all he does.
Thank you for proving exactly my point, Mr. Ellipse Poster.
Has it ever occurred to you that Putin may simply do what he thinks that needs to be done and doesn't give a sh1t about Merkel / Obama / the EU? (Especially since he knows them so well)?
Yes you are correct............Russia does what is in their best interest..........as do we. Liberals think we are evil when we do what we do though. Go away I say.
These arguments have gotten beyond silly with all the conservative-liberal gibberish.
Truth is, Romney was correct about Putin's intentions while Obama was in his usual dreamland.
I personally would rather we mind our own business, but world is more complicated than that. Not to mention all the painful backtracking we'd have to do foreign policy-wise to get there.
I didn't vote for Obama, but while looking for positives in the aftermath of the 08 election, I kinda was hoping he could pull off the seemingly impossible feat of putting us in a more favorable light around the world and dial back military intervention where there is nothing we can decisively accomplish, and/or where we aren't wanted.
I think talk is cheap, especially when it's in hindsight. Romney spouting off doesn't make him look good, it just looks like sour grapes today. And him calling Putin a thug way back in 2012, and today, might sound real good and belligerent, but it's not going to advance or add anything to improve the situation.
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