Posted on 03/17/2014 10:57:18 AM PDT by Rusty0604
Sending Secretary of State John Kerry to negotiate with his Russian counterpart in a failed bid to avert a Moscow-backed referendum in Crimea was “like sending a cupcake to negotiate with a steak knife,” former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton said on Sunday. Speaking as the referendum was underway, Bolton told Fox News that both the Obama administration and the European Union (E.U.) were demonstrating weakness in their handling of the Ukraine crisis.
Even after Kerry’s last-ditch talks with Lavrov on Saturday failed to avert the referendum, Kerry seemed reluctant to talk about sanctions. Asked during a press conference after the talks whether U.S. and E.U. sanctions would now be a fait accompli on Monday, he agreed that Obama and the E.U. “have said if the referendum takes place, there will be some sanctions” – but then added immediately, “There’ll be some response, put it that way.” Kerry referred several times during the press availability to Russia’s “legitimate concerns” and “legitimate interests” in Ukraine. “We hope President Putin will recognize that none of what we’re saying is meant as a threat. It’s not meant as a – in a personal way,” he said.
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But the Muslim minority in Crimea, the Taters, are descendants of Genghis Kahn. I bet “cupcakes” doesn’t know that.
I guess that those visions are still “seared” in his mind.
Those are beautiful words.
I am still waiting on Bolton to do something with the UN. I hope that comes to pass soon.
I also liked Bolton’s characteriztion of BO’s foreign policy....
“Peace through weakness”
Kerry fails the “Global Test.”
Hell, J F'ing Kerry couldn't pass a test in a phone booth, much less "global"!
Those two words Kerry said in that debate pretty much torpedoed his campaign.
... and had they taken him up on it, a beautiful sight.
Cupcake Kerry!
LMAO!!
I sure like the sound of that one!
Compared to Bolton, the Obamadork is a mere bacteria.
Albeit, a very dangerous bacteria.
Your pics are killing me! Just awesome!
Big words.
I’m curious what Bolton would do if he had the opportunity to negotiate.
The USA holds no cards in this game. What is Kerry supposed to negotiate with?
Admittedly, planning to throw away what few cards you do hold is no way to win future hands, but that doesn’t change the fact that there is very little the USA can do to influence this situation.
IMO the best thing for the US to do would be to denounce the way Putin went about this annexation as immoral and illegal, while openly recognizing there’s nothing we can do to stop it. Blustering about as if you have influence when you don’t just makes you look stupid.
You know the sentiment about JFK was that it was "Camelot" which was a fairy tale, as is much of the sentiment about JFK.
The Reagan era was a different story: real, strong, robust, and true. His appointments and staff were stellar - the cream of the cop - people who you admire years later. At the time, I thought, "Hey, it shouldn't be so hard to get more Reagans in here, after all he's just a regular guy who loves freedom and America." Maybe that's like watching multiple Triple Crown thoroughbred winners within a short time (1970's). You think, "No big deal" until 30 years later you're still waiting for the next one.
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