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In reply to the discussion: US Demands Russian Troops Withdraw From Crimea [View all]geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)25. The US is telling Russia what its strategic interests are.
As in, it will have a lot to lose if it doesn't get its troops' asses back where they belong, pronto.
Not militarily, but diplomatically and most certainly economically.
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Putin does not acknowledge that those are Russian troops seizing Ukrainian bases
KeepItReal
Mar 2014
#1
Enough!!! No more wars for oil (or gas). Fix America before we screw up the Ukraine.
grahamhgreen
Mar 2014
#2
No, Don't need to be a nation of self-righteous assholes going after people who are doing nothing
jtuck004
Mar 2014
#18
So you support it when the US or other 'western' countries invade countries to protect
penultimate
Mar 2014
#20
Nope. And that's exactly the reason I think we should be the last to be telling other countries
jtuck004
Mar 2014
#24
You couldn't be more wrong. The American people have no strategic interests over there.
grahamhgreen
Mar 2014
#28
Really? Who made us king of the world to decide what Russia's strategic interests are?
grahamhgreen
Mar 2014
#32
No, I'm talking about economic sanctions on Russia. Enacted by the United States, the European
geek tragedy
Mar 2014
#34
Disagree. Too many problems here at home, like fracking, which the sanctions will be used to promote
grahamhgreen
Mar 2014
#35
Disagree again. The real game is cutting off Russia's gas exports to Europe and replacing
grahamhgreen
Mar 2014
#37
Or else what, Samantha? You want us to invade Crimea/Ukraine to kick some Russian ass? eh?
2banon
Mar 2014
#3
That assumption hasn't been proved. If Crimea wanted to be annexed by Russia, there wouldn't be a
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#39
Amazing how Putin's supporters at rt.com and elsewhere refuse to acknowledge that minor
geek tragedy
Mar 2014
#31