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RUSSIA HAS produced innumerable chess grandmasters, and its president for life, Vladimir Putin, is no exception. Picture him brooding silently over the geopolitical chessboard as he planned his latest move — the weekend’s swift, stunning, and unprovoked invasion of Crimea. His boldness took America and Europe by surprise and gave Putin a decided advantage at the match’s start.
How can President Obama and his European allies counter Putin’s opening gambit? And can the United States roll back what Putin has just pulled off — the violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the heart of Europe?
The Ukraine crisis has become the most complex and dangerous international challenge of Obama’s presidency. There is a lot on the line — the future of Ukraine, the end to Europe’s relative peace since the fall of communism in 1991, and the credibility of the United States itself as the world’s leading power. International economic stability is also at issue — global markets recoiled Monday over Russia’s roll of the dice in Ukraine.
Obama cannot and will not confront Russia militarily — not in the nuclear age. That would be unwise and potentially catastrophic. But he is beginning to piece together a long-term strategy as the chess showdown with Russia moves into its next phase. Obama and his team worked the phones over the weekend to rally world opinion to denounce Russian aggression. Obama is also sending Secretary of State John Kerry to Kiev today in a major symbolic move to show support for the embattled new Ukrainian government. And the White House is combining sanctions and diplomatic pressure on Putin to regain the initiative. The United States may shut down all major economic negotiations underway with Russia. None of this will stop Putin’s army but is designed to weaken and isolate him over time.
13th Zodiac
reply to post by AnAbsoluteCreation
Far from it and far from reality. More like a Western distraction, to jam all news coverage of all news that really matters.24/7.
If Putin was so clever Russia would not be on the verge of financial collapse. The cost of food in Russia is so out of hand it could lead to a revolution in short order.
I find it so funny people point towards Russia as the anti-nwo...........REALLY. Corruption rules in Russia it is as bad as Mexico without the yummy food and good weather. They do not even have free press or speech. Personally I think Russia is paying people to post propaganda in forums across the web including this one. So many new members in such a short time all saying the same scripted crap. Non members I believe do not see the join date or post count.
AnAbsoluteCreation
13th Zodiac
reply to post by AnAbsoluteCreation
Far from it and far from reality. More like a Western distraction, to jam all news coverage of all news that really matters.24/7.
Before I consider your point of view. Question... Do you believe 9/11 was depicted correctly in the official story?
AAC
Happy1
reply to post by rockintitz
0/11 is related in the way that the US creates chaos and then attempts to make money with "war".
The US are the ones that were "stoking up chaos" in the Ukraine - and all of the countries of the arab spring (Egypt is certainly an example of how that worked out catastrophically for the CIA)
Putin is playing chess with an idiot, obozo, et al.
The BRICS nations are dumping our debt in treasury bonds..... Let's see who is starving in the near future - it's not going to be Russia.
But then, obozo was placed in america to destroy it - and bring in the new world order.
The whole world will live in a communist/slavery world then.
Happy1
reply to post by rockintitz
I'll try to spell it out clearly for you ----
9/11 is related because the american gov't lies to it's people and the world....
Are you unable to incorporate similar ideas? Or, are you a black/white person - in that nothing is connected?
rockintitz
AnAbsoluteCreation
13th Zodiac
reply to post by AnAbsoluteCreation
Far from it and far from reality. More like a Western distraction, to jam all news coverage of all news that really matters.24/7.
Before I consider your point of view. Question... Do you believe 9/11 was depicted correctly in the official story?
AAC
I'm just wondering how that is related..