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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Feb 28, 2014, 06:23 PM Feb 2014

Source: Washington Post

In unscheduled remarks at the White House Friday afternoon, President Obama said the United States is "deeply concerned" about military movements by the Russian federation inside Ukraine, and warned that "there will be costs for any military intervention." He added that "any violation of Ukraine's sovereignty... would be deeply destabilizing."

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ukraine-calls-russian-troops-invasion/2014/02/28/e066bfc8-a0be-11e3-878c-65222df220eb_story.html

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Obama warns Russia 'there will be costs' for any military intervention in Ukraine [View all] DonViejo Feb 2014 OP

Stay out of it Obama seveneyes Feb 2014 #1

Focus is the art of saying no. jtuck004 Feb 2014 #2

Unlike us, right? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #9

"Warn them?" No, let's just stay OUT of it. Bill76 Feb 2014 #10

Ah. Igel Feb 2014 #29

We always make it worse. Bill76 Feb 2014 #30

I remember when Russia has gone into its neighbors... Chan790 Mar 2014 #32

I am well aware of Russia's military truedelphi Mar 2014 #37

Yeah, that's OUR gig! [n/t] Maedhros Feb 2014 #14

'there will be costs'. {{{chuckle}}} Purveyor Feb 2014 #4

Exactly. This is the kind of talk that nobody needs. AngryOldDem Feb 2014 #5

Only one way to deal with a bully... hoosierlib Feb 2014 #6

If anyone is gonna bully the world, it's gonna be us! ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2014 #11

I wouldn't buy into the fearmongering if I were you. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #23

Have you ever read about Napoleon in Russia? JDPriestly Feb 2014 #20

What? hoosierlib Mar 2014 #34

Not sure at all where you acquired the information that our war truedelphi Mar 2014 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author newthinking Feb 2014 #24

now, every one dont freak out.. iamthebandfanman Feb 2014 #7

Trade ban would interesting. dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #17

Likely outcome. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #22

No red line this time ? dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #16

Putin knows that there isn't a damn thing Obama can do cosmicone Feb 2014 #25

Personally I would not recommend a land war in Eurasia fedsron2us Feb 2014 #26

My take is, Russia is lashing out--they lost control of their TwilightGardener Feb 2014 #27

I agree with this alarimer Mar 2014 #36

Our damn government should be helping the US middle class recover, truedelphi Mar 2014 #38