There is not much that I agree with Rand Paul on as far as policy goes…….but after his statement on foreign policy drew so much name calling from the GOP….I can see why he is a bit miffed…….
Please no one take this as some round about endorsement of Rand Paul…….it is not.
Discredited Conservatives Attack Rand Paul’s Foreign Policy as Naive « Antiwar.com Blog.
Yes, my fellow humans, things are getting worse in Ukraine by the day…….and both sides are throwing propaganda around like Mardi Gras babbles……..and then there is the Us……we think that by stationing more troops just across the border from Russia will somehow defuse the situation…….does not look promising now does it?
Vladimir Putin has steadfastly denied that Russian units are working with separatists in eastern Ukraine, but photos suggest otherwise, the New York Times reports. Expert gunmen known as “green men” have led the way as separatists take over government buildings, and their gear matches that of Russian special forces that helped take Crimea. Certain individuals who appear in eastern Ukraine photos have also been photographed with Russian troops, the Times notes, offering a comparison of the photos.
“There has been broad unity in the international community about the connection between Russia and some of the armed militants in eastern Ukraine, and the photos presented by the Ukrainians last week only further confirm this,” says a spokeswoman for the US State Department. Russia has a history of “maskirovka,” or masked warfare, the Times notes—and the practice complicates Western efforts to address the situation. The US has said it’s Russia’s job to oversee an end to the occupation of east Ukraine government buildings, and Moscow could face new sanctions if it fails to do so. Meanwhile, the BBC reports that Russia has bizarre plans for newly annexed Crimea—a gambling zone.
We can pretend we are helping….but from where I sit……it looks more like more adventurism…..the bang bang shootum up is beginning…..
Ukraine and Russia traded blame today for a shootout at a checkpoint manned by pro-Russia insurgents in eastern Ukraine that left one person dead and others hospitalized with gunshot wounds. The identity of the attackers remained unclear. Russia blamed militant Ukrainian nationalists and the Ukrainian government said the attack near the city of Slovyansk was staged by provocateurs from outside the country.
The head of a pro-Russia unit in the village of Bylbasivka said the fight started when unknown men drove up in four vehicles and opened fire about 3am, while Ukraine’s Security Service called the attack a “cynical provocation” staged from “the outside.” The armed clash appeared to be the first since an international agreement was reached last week in Geneva to ease tensions in eastern Ukraine, where armed pro-Russia activists have seized government buildings in at least 10 cities. Ukraine and many in the West fear that such clashes could provide a pretext for Russia to seize more Ukrainian territory. Click for more on the story.
How far are we willing to go? And why do we think that a solution used in the Cold War will work today?
Looks like the hawks will get their way……how long will it take for this to escalate into a downward spiral?
Poland, Estonia exercises part of plan to increase presence in eastern Europe – U.S. – Stripes.
By now I would expect the Right to be having a stroke at the announcement that there will be a delay in the Keystone issue…..but I guess they still have not gotten the rancher thing out of their system…..but for those that are not sure of what I speak……
The White House was supposed to wrap up its review of the proposed Keystone oil pipeline in another two weeks. But in a surprise move today, the administration announced that the review would be extended indefinitely—and probably until after the November elections, reports the Wall Street Journal. The White House says the delay is necessary only because of a legal challenge still playing out in Nebraska, reports AP. But reaction to the move is pretty clear-cut: Supporters of the pipeline are angry and environmentalists are happy.
It’s “good news on Good Friday for those who oppose Keystone as not being in our nation’s best interest,” green activist Tom Steyer tells Politico. But that sentiment was countered by critics from both parties: “This decision is irresponsible, unnecessary and unacceptable,” said Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, while Republican Lisa Murkowski of Alaska called it a “stunning act of political cowardice.” The pipeline would carry oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast, but the legal fight in Nebraska—home of the Ogallala Aquifer—means its exact route is still unclear, reports the New York Times. The state Supreme Court isn’t expected to rule on the case until the fall, and more legal wrangling would surely follow.
Of course the usual culprits had lots to say and of course the one about cheaper gas ha risen again…….I have been fighting that piece of crap since 2008….(check comments for a list of posts that I have for this issue)…….at first I thought people were just misinformed….then I thought they were naive…..and then I thought they were deluding themselves ……and now I believe they are just stupid!
Oil is sold on the spot market…….prices are rigged……the only way that we could ever have cheap gas is by doing something that most do not want…….here I will use the “N” word………oil traveling in the pipeline does not belong to the US it belongs to whoever drilled it………
Cheaper gas? Do you think that Exxon or BP or Shell is ever gonna lower gas prices?
Please stop using the lame and tired old slogan of drill baby drill…..NOTHING will change….gas will go up and down according to the people that fix the prices……..you are doing nothing but making the American people more stupid…….please stop!
In Saner Thought 