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Orsino

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44. I see this as escalation.

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #37)

Tue Mar 25, 2014, 12:39 PM

Mar 2014

These are the economic big guns. If there's a chance of it coming to pass, Putin has got to be looking for a race-saving way out.

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U.S., other powers kick Russia out of G8 [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 OP

That's gonna leave a mark. nt NickB79 Mar 2014 #1

oh hell yeah. uhnope Mar 2014 #2

Sour grapes... cosmicone Mar 2014 #3

+1 lsewpershad Mar 2014 #4

Japan is white? Alhena Mar 2014 #6

At the time G7 was formed cosmicone Mar 2014 #7

"White Asians"? Are you serious? I think Japan would be offended. Whats next, "high yellow"? 7962 Mar 2014 #10

G20 is a much more representative and diverse group cosmicone Mar 2014 #12

Wha? Adrahil Mar 2014 #33

Dont know where you get your figures from, but France's GDP is bigger than Brazil & India 7962 Mar 2014 #8

And the US has 40 million African Americans, plus other nonwhite groups. Pterodactyl Mar 2014 #15

White African Americans don't count. Lasher Mar 2014 #25

Maybe I missed something, but I have no idea what point you are trying to convey. Pterodactyl Mar 2014 #26

I was trying to agree with you while injecting a little humor. Lasher Mar 2014 #29

OK. Sorry to give you a hard time. I came into the room from a different angle! Pterodactyl Mar 2014 #30

You're love for putin leftynyc Mar 2014 #35

again, you equate deescalation with love for Putin cosmicone Mar 2014 #37

How pathetically predictable leftynyc Mar 2014 #38

Like I explained .. this has nothing to do with Putin's homophobia cosmicone Mar 2014 #39

What a bunch of self-serving crap leftynyc Mar 2014 #40

You're (not "your") welcome! n/t cosmicone Mar 2014 #41

LOL - and petty also leftynyc Mar 2014 #42

I see this as escalation. Orsino Mar 2014 #44

Good. Maybe Russia can rejoin when they aren't led by a high-functioning crackpot. TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #5

Headline is contradicted by narrative dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #9

Swap the order of the U.S. and Russia in that headline and it would still be more true. npk Mar 2014 #11

lol n/t cosmicone Mar 2014 #13

No, according to you and your ilk.. The USA is BAD and RUssia is filled with fluffy Cha Mar 2014 #14

Nah my ilk just call out how one country gets a pass for it's war mongering and the other doesn't. npk Mar 2014 #16

Yeah, your crowd hates the USA and Russia is pure bunnyville. Cha Mar 2014 #17

Just the opposite. npk Mar 2014 #19

...^ that 840high Mar 2014 #27

BRIC countries oppose ban on Putin attending G20 Summit jakeXT Mar 2014 #18

Good. Russia is a minor corrupt power. onehandle Mar 2014 #20

Hmmmm... The US and UK were not kicked out of G8 because of Iraq.... penultimate Mar 2014 #21

Yeah, No.. because of fucking bush and cheney.. putin does not get a free pass. Cha Mar 2014 #23

Was Bush/Cheney not representing the US? And Was Blair not representing the UK? mazzarro Mar 2014 #31

Yeah, it's a shame about fucking bush, cheney, and blair.. does not excuse Poor Putin.. Cha Mar 2014 #32

Kicked out the house ... for good. 1000words Mar 2014 #22

" flagrantly violating international law" ozone_man Mar 2014 #24

+100 840high Mar 2014 #28

+1,000,000 n/t cosmicone Mar 2014 #45

IOKIYAA? Nihil Mar 2014 #46

G8 is no more than informal discussion forum. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #34

I'd be inclined to agree with ya Bodhi BloodWave Mar 2014 #47

.... DeSwiss Mar 2014 #36

I dunno. Fox is gonna pout and call names until someone gets bombed. Orsino Mar 2014 #43

The aggressor nations in Iraq... JackRiddler Mar 2014 #48