Even a Russian invasion of Ukraine won't disturb Obama's vacation
By Jed Babbin | August 13, 2014 | 6:02 pm
Two crises – one in Iraq and one in Ukraine – aren’t enough to disturb President Obama’s vacation.
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If that weren’t enough, Ukraine is apparently facing an imminent Russian invasion, cloaked as a “humanitarian” mission, which the Ukrainians have vowed to turn back at their border.
Fifty-eight years ago, President Dwight Eisenhower faced a very similar scenario. When Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, Britain, France and Israel sent troops to contest his action. While Ike was preoccupied with Suez, Hungarians rebelled against Soviet oppression. Eisenhower was entirely focused and gauged the risk of war with Russia too great to intervene. The Soviet army crushed the rebellion and restored their puppet government. [Jeb would rather a US puppet govt had been installed, I take it? How predictable is it trying to goad with some comparison from the not so glorious US history. I wouldn't be too proud of imperialist violations of national sovereignty of foreign nations for the almighty dollar.]
Obama is disengaged, even disinterested. As a result, Ukraine is likely to suffer the same fate as Hungary did in 1956. [Yeah, Obama's US$5 billion disinterested. US is supporting neo-Nazi death squads and Biden's son is already installed in puppet Ukraine - the spoils already divided. But Obama's 'disinterested'.]
Russian strongman [He's head of state, moron. Not a circus act. Only circus act is in USA] Vladimir Putin is riding a wave of popularity sustained by his personal super-macho Image, which he has successfully conflated with Russia’s Image in the minds of his countrymen. American and European sanctions haven’t even paused his plan to restore Ukraine as a Russian satellite, which has been unfolding since February. Then, Russian special forces and mercenaries seized the Crimean Peninsula. Putin formally annexed it to Russia with great fanfare in March.
Russia has about 40,000 troops massed at the Ukrainian border apparently ready to invade. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Reuters that there was no sign of Russia withdrawing its troops and that there was a “high probability” of a Russian military intervention. The only White House reaction has been a statement that an invasion would “... provoke additional consequences.” That echoes previous statements that have accompanied Obama’s ineffective sanctions. [NATO dickhead Rasmussen says what he's told to say. Means jack. It's the same old bullshit propaganda from the US.]
Russia has declared a humanitarian crisis in the Ukrainian cities of Donetsk and Lugansk and is dispatching a “relief” convoy of some 280 trucks. The humanitarian crisis is real, but the only part of the crisis Putin cares about is the looming defeat of the Russian-backed insurgents by Ukrainian forces. Putin’s personality, which depends on sustaining his Image, cannot allow such a defeat. [*Eyeroll* But his 'personality' can allow the slaughter of East Ukraine independence supporters, sponsored by US lowlifes on the make.]
The Ukrainians have vowed to stop the convoy at the border and only let it proceed if it is inspected and accompanied by the International Red Cross. Most analysts conclude that the convoy will serve as the lead elements of a Russian invasion. [This is IMMORAL. What they are doing is using humanitarian aid as a *political tool*, to smear the Russians, to create (non-existent) Russian 'threat' in the minds of the public and, ultimately, to BLOCK aid to 3.9 million people who need it. This is a dog act, USA and EU / NATO puppets.] That is probably wrong because the situation allows Putin to actually send relief, albeit in trucks driven by Russian army soldiers and partly laden with communications and navigation equipment along with food and water, making an invasion easier without making his intent too obvious. It’s only about a 13-hour drive from Moscow to Donetsk, so Putin has the luxury of time to load the trucks with whatever suits his plan. [This guy is a nutjob that sees invasion at every turn. Delivery of *aid* is not some delivery of supplies ahead of invasion. Gee, I think if they were intent on invading, getting supplies in post invasion would be a piece of cake; no bogus aid convoy is required. Seriously, this guy needs help.]
If the Ukrainians block the convoy, Putin would blame them for blocking relief to the suffering. If they let it through, Putin can take credit. Either way, he wins. But he shouldn’t. [Here we go; wouldn't want Putin to get *credit* where credit's due. How mental is that?]
It is late for Obama and NATO to send military supplies and aid to Ukraine, but not too late. Sending arms and speaking out in favor of Ukrainian freedom, Obama would not face a risk of war like that faced by Eisenhower. [The war monger wants to send arms!!! What a joke.]
By failing to act, Obama strengthens Putin and encourages his aggression against Ukraine and other former Soviet satellite nations. [Here we go, Goebbels, more Russian 'aggression' -- which is fucking non-existent to date.]
Jed Babbin served as a deputy undersecretary of defense in the George H.W. Bush administration and is a senior fellow of the London Center for Policy Research. He is the author of "The BDS War Against Israel," with Herbert London.
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I'm so angry reading this.
The campaign of bullshit from the US and the idiocy of the Americans is astounding and anger provoking, when you consider that these people are playing with other people's lives -- they're as good as murderers.
If this fucker feels so strongly, maybe he should get on the front lines with the neo-Nazi death squad thugs -- after the US puppet government has finished shelling civilians -- and maybe he should put his money where his mouth is and take a shot on a one-to-one basis.
Somehow I doubt this war monger feels that strongly.
EU-NATO IMPERIALISM ❌ 