{"id":44442,"date":"2014-04-22T15:40:31","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T19:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=44442"},"modified":"2014-04-22T15:42:55","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T19:42:55","slug":"washington-post-obama-dithers-on-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=44442","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post; Obama dithers on Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Post<\/a>‘s editorial board took hard right turn this morning when they decided to criticize the Obama Administration for dithering when it comes to the “red line” that John Kerry drew for the Russians last week;<\/p>\n

Thursday, Secretary of State John F. Kerry was very explicit about U.S. expectations. \u201cWe fully expect the Russians?.?.?. to demonstrate their seriousness by insisting that the pro-Russian separatists who they\u2019ve been supporting lay down their arms [and] leave the buildings\u201d in eastern Ukraine, he said. \u201cI made clear to Foreign Minister [Sergei] Lavrov today that if we are not able to see progress?.?.?. this weekend, then we will have no choice but to impose further costs on Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n

The weekend has come and gone, and far from standing down in eastern Ukraine, Russia has continued to escalate. Its operatives and those they control have not withdrawn from the government buildings they occupy. In Slovyansk, the crossroads where Russian military operatives appear to be headquartered, a shooting incident early Sunday morning has been seized on by Moscow\u2019s crude propaganda apparatus, which is claiming \u2014 based on what looks like fabricated evidence \u2014 that a Kiev-based right-wing group was involved.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When the White House loses the Post, they’ve lost most of the country. Meanwhile, Joe Biden was in the Ukraine today “pushing for peace” according to Fox News<\/a>. That doesn’t seem to have worked so well, since, while his seat at the table was still warm, the Ukraine government announced more “anti-terror” operations reports the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Terrorists “are beginning to torture and kill Ukrainian patriots. They are impudently rejecting the calls of not only our country but of all the world’s society when they demonstratively mock the decisions taken in Geneva,” he said.<\/p>\n

“These crimes are being done with the full support and connivance of Russia,” Turchynov added.<\/p>\n

The acting government, which took over after President Viktor Yanukovych fled to Russia in February, says Russia is behind the outbreak of unrest in eastern Ukraine with the possible aim of provoking violence that could be used as a pretext to invade. Last month, Russia annexed Crimea several weeks after seizing control of the peninsula.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kerry and Biden should not look for help from Republicans. Bob Dole<\/a> injected himself into the discussion yesterday by telling the administration they should send small arms to the Ukraine. I just saw Bill Richardson on Fox News saying the same thing.<\/p>\n

The time to act tough with Russia passed years ago. A crawler at Fox News says that the Obama Administration wants to deploy 600 troops to the Baltic states to act as speed bumps if the Russians feel froggy. Being a pussy has a price, unfortunately, that price is going to paid by the troops…as always.<\/p>\n

ADDED:<\/strong> PintoNag sends and NBC News link about the 600 troops going to the Baltics<\/a> region.<\/p>\n

The first company of soldiers (members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade) will arrive in Poland on Wednesday, officials said.<\/p>\n

Three additional company-size units will deploy to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for similar infantry training and exercises. They will be in place in all four countries over the next week.<\/p>\n

Pentagon spokesperson Rear Admiral John Kirby said the bilateral exercises were a result of Russia’s actions in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Kirby added that “since Russia’s aggression in Ukraine” began, the U.S. has constantly been looking at ways to reassure U.S. allies and partners.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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