Posted on 02/24/2014 3:13:23 PM PST by jazusamo
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday that the U.S. government is prepared to provide support to Ukraine, under certain conditions, as the country tries to emerge from a bloody power struggle that is still in flux.
Carney spoke after Ukraine's acting government issued an arrest warrant for President Viktor Yanukovych, accusing him of mass crimes against the protesters who stood up for months against his rule. Carney said that at this point, Yanukovych's whereabouts have not been confirmed but he is not "actively leading the country."
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Why is this our problem?
It seems to me it is Europe who has the problem, relying so heavily as they do on imported Russian natural gas (and presumably Russia who has the problem if they want the income from selling that natural gas).
What do we get out of it by getting involved?
Haven’t we sorted out Europe’s problems enough?
Bump that...Over the years we’ve spent trillions and shed much blood for Europe, now the EU. I see no reason they can’t work this out themselves.
I have to support the 0zero regime here for the first time ever. Get Ukraine out of Putin’s clutches as much as possible.
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