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iamthebandfanman

(8,127 posts)
20. Not sure how i feel..
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 08:36 PM
Mar 2014

im with the writer of the article, seems a lil late...

i don't think the 'new' government can be trusted any further than the old one personally..

that place is full of political and economic corruption.

and while i get that 1 billion isn't a huge amount in the grand scheme of things.. i can think of some bridges near me that could sure use a billion dollars towards their repair tabs


oh well, hope it gets to the Ukrainian people and has its intended purpose fulfilled. that's all you can really hope for.



i still think we should be focused on getting our allies to impose some sort of economic punishment on Russia.. i was against our invasion of Iraq, and im against their invasion without reasonable justification just as strongly. call me old fashioned, but i like global border stability. i do think crimea should be given a chance to decide what direction it proceeds.. by vote or whatever 'fair' means... their nation did just have a coup after all, and imagine they would be within their rights if they wanted to leave because of it..

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the $1 Billion is only to tide them over until IMF can do an analysis and make an offer. Yanukovich okaawhatever Mar 2014 #1
Interesting that the IMF has no culpability in this issue ... ? MindMover Mar 2014 #2
No kidding, and the IMF doesn't deserve to be blamed either because they made the conditions okaawhatever Mar 2014 #4
Thats interesting. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #11
No. This is a holdover from Soviet times. Igel Mar 2014 #14
We've got similar in some places in the UK dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #15
Yep. They're called kommunalkas. They still exist and I lived in one. EmilyAnne Mar 2014 #17
Thank you for the information ... the issues relate to a lot of other countries and ... MindMover Mar 2014 #12
Great details, explains a lot! Thanks, okaawhatever. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #23
Kerry's $1 billion in aid is too much. bigwillq Mar 2014 #3
All combined foreign aid is a FRACTION of our budget problems. $1 billion is NOTHING. phleshdef Mar 2014 #5
I oppose foreign aid bigwillq Mar 2014 #6
We can easily do both if our larger fiscal stupidity were to be cured. phleshdef Mar 2014 #9
Those who help the poor don't draw the line at the border. Those who don't help the poor pampango Mar 2014 #16
+1 davidpdx Mar 2014 #21
+1000. Ditto. nt adirondacker Mar 2014 #22
Foreign aid is an excellent tool for avoiding military conflicts. A much cheaper option. n/t DebJ Mar 2014 #27
This is an unsurprising observation. joshcryer Mar 2014 #25
It's likely a loan or loan guarantee. Much of the aid is unless it's humanitarian aid like food.nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #7
Use of the expression "guarantee" dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #10
"Kerry's $1 billion in aid is too much" EX500rider Mar 2014 #13
A billion is lame in context with what Ukraine will need. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #8
Ukraine is acting like a frail Demeter Mar 2014 #18
Some organising the protests may have banked on that. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #19
Not sure how i feel.. iamthebandfanman Mar 2014 #20
I'm sorry...... DeSwiss Mar 2014 #24
what are you working on for first look jeremy ... is it drones kill people ...? MindMover Mar 2014 #26
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