US is all for dialogue - Who drank the Kool-Aid?

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Why has Russia toned down its rhetoric on Ukraine?
July 9, 2014 - 5:48pm

[SKIPPING THE BLURB]

MARGARET WARNER: 
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Meanwhile, the U.S. is saying the only answer is through this dialogue. And as you may recall, there’s been this ongoing attempt by the Europeans and Americans to get a dialogue going. The separatists however are saying, well, yes, we’re interested in a dialogue, but only if it’s here in Donetsk or Belarus or Russia. So, in other words — and Putin is not pushing them to really make — get serious about the dialogue. [LOL...intent on dialogue?  But not in Donetsk etc... too funny!]

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Well, speaking of sanctions, just very quickly, you mentioned that. What’s — back here, Capitol Hill, there are still members of Congress calling for that. Where does that stand?

MARGARET WARNER: Well, not very far, Judy, so far.

Today, the E.U. slapped sanctions on 11 individuals. But those are just pinpricks. What the U.S. wants is broad sanctions against certain sectors, finance, high-tech, defense. But they want to wait for the Europeans. The big meeting is next week of the European Council July 16. Questions are two.
One, will the Europeans go for it? They will pay a higher economic price, as you know, than the U.S. And, two, if they don’t, would President Obama go it alone?

JUDY WOODRUFF: And watching them act together is I think what people expect.

MARGARET WARNER: Oh, they want.

But if they don’t, you could hear the pressure on Capitol Hill today, with Senator Corker saying, we look like a paper tiger. This administration looks like — threatens and threatens and doesn’t do anything.

So, I think next week, we will see if the president is prepared to act alone if he has to. [We already know he is, Margaret.]

JUDY WOODRUFF: Margaret Warner on the story, thank you

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