Russia invaded, per Obama, “because of weakness”

Obama the Russian Bear TrainerObama just got mugged, and he claims his mugger did so because of weakness.

Putin is weak, and Mr Obama is so incredibly strong.

And Mr Obama is nothing more than a naked, bald liar once again:

(The first full minute on the above video can be ignored and is not on topic. – BZ)

Obama said that he sees Russian President Vladimir Putin acting “out of weakness, not out of strength” in attempting to take control of Crimea. Putin, the president said, is “not comfortable” with former members of the Soviet Union making moves to align themselves with the West.

Right.  Because, again, as an example, the Muslims who blew up the Twin Towers on 9/11 did so out of weakness and not out of strength.

Yes.  Precisely.  That is how terribly ignorant the bulk of America is at this point in our history.  As in: America elected Barack Hussein Obama.

Sometimes I lack the words to further quantify brain-glazing stupidity and the stultifying ignorance of many Americans.  This is one of those times.

BZ

 

On the cusp of an actual shooting war in Ukraine

Russian Troops In Ukraine

[Interesting note: the soldier above with the balaclava is holding an American made M-16 variant, non-piston driven, with likely an American suppressor — perhaps a SureFire muzzle brake and MagPull magazine.  How does this soldier come to carry American equipment?  Man in left background likely an AK variant with muzzle brake.]

Ukraine has made a large step in terms of its defense, and has authorized its military to shoot if threatened by external sources: i.e., Russian troops — of which roughly 20,000 are amassed adjacent Ukraine’s border.  One Ukrainian soldier’s death has already occurred.

Ron Paul actually thinks Putin has the law on his side in terms of invading Ukraine.

Further, Vladimir Putin publicly announced the annexation of Crimea on Tuesday (3-18), denouncing “western hypocrisy” in a “searing speech to political elites” in Moscow that is likely to go down as one of the defining moments of his long rule over Russia.  To wit:

And let us not forget that Mr Putin advocated in his doctoral thesis for a USSR regeneration, by way of energy control.  1989 was one of the lowest points of the former USSR and those who advocate for a musclebound Russian bear.

Because Putin outwardly exudes power and nakedly pushes boundaries, he is now massively popular in Russia.  This is not difficult to understand at all, for those who have a grasp of history.

Mr Obama has pointedly unearthed seven Russian officials for sanctionsSanctions.  Right.  That clearly hurt.  Wowzer!

But here’s a bit of the truth: the EU and the US are predominantly screwed with potential reaction to Putin’s inroads.

Russia wants nothing the US has, and the EU is beholden to the Russian Energy Nipple.

Russian Troops In SimferopolUkraine prepares to ratchet up.

And Ukraine is on the brink.

BZ

 

Crimean P.M. mocks Obama in faked Russian uniform on Twitter

Obama in a Russian UniformFrom the WashingtonTimes.com:

So the prime minister of Crimea has a sense of humor — and he unleashed it at the White House on Monday, sending out a mocking Photoshopped photograph of President Obama wearing a Russian military uniform.

And the accompanying translated text — take or leave a couple of pronouns — that’s attributed from Sergey Aksyonov, as reported by The Huffington Post: “Interestingly, after the success of the company in returning Crimea, Barack is getting the rank of colonel?”

And who said Russians have no sense of humor?

BZ

 

Putin mocks the West and threatens to turn off gas supplies

Vladimir PutinAgain, from the UKTelegraph.com:

by Damien McElroy

Vladimir Putin has mocked diplomatic efforts to end the Ukraine crisis as Russia threatened to disrupt European gas supplies by cutting off sales to Kiev over its unpaid debts.

The Russian president said through his official spokesman that, despite deep disagreements with the West, he did not want a confrontation over Ukraine to spiral into a “new cold war”.

Nevertheless Dmitry Peskov ridiculed Western demands for direct talks between the Kremlin and the new Kiev government, claiming that the loss of credibility involved “puts a smile on our face”.

Clearly, Mr Putin is enjoying the ride, as he watches the attempted coordinated response of western nations to the Ukraine/Crimean situation.  And the response is, as of yet, no response at all.

Putin’s history is such that he would care to reassemble the former USSR and bring Russia back to its so-called “former glory.”  For an individual whose higher educational thesis was on the politics of oil, and how to allow Russia to acquire even greater power due to its sitting on massive fields of gas and oil, his energy policy seems to follow the theme of holding nation states hostage for same.  This appears to be perfectly in keeping with his past holdings, philosophy, training, education and experience.

Those who find themselves shocked over Mr Putin’s moves have no grasp of Russian history and simultaneously a belief in fairy dust and gremlins.

BZ