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With Ukraine in turmoil, Hagel can't get Russian counterpart to take his calls
Washington Times ^
| 4/25/14
| Maggie Ybarra
Posted on 04/25/2014 1:06:08 PM PDT by Nachum
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has been unable to get Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on the phone amid escalating tension near the country’s shared border with Ukraine. Mr. Shoigu announced Thursday that Russia planned to engage in a new series of military exercises near the Ukraine border. The military move, he said, is in response to ongoing NATO training exercises in Poland and the death of at least two pro-Russia insurgents in eastern Ukraine. Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters Friday that Mr. Hagel has been trying to communicate with Russian officials but has yet to hear back
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: hagel; russian; shoigu; ukraine
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Hagel Fail
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:06:08 PM PDT
by
Nachum
To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:06:33 PM PDT
by
Nachum
(Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
To: Nachum
Who is this Hagel guy?
Never heard of him...
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:07:22 PM PDT
by
Cowboy Bob
(They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
To: Nachum
Sounds as if this is the same situation if I were to calol Hagel and then complain when he doesn’t return my call. Methinks it is the same status comparison, non-descript to powerful.
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:10:34 PM PDT
by
ProudFossil
(" I never did give anyone hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell." Harry Truman)
To: Nachum
Guess they have their own comedy hour in Moscow and don’t need any more entertainment.
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:10:51 PM PDT
by
ZULU
(STOP JEB BUSH!!!! NO MORE BUSHES!! US OUT OF THE UN AND UN OUT OF US!!)
To: Cowboy Bob
Who is this Hagel guy?
Never heard of him...
The first thing he did at DOD was give orders to remove Graffiti from bathroom stalls ,because it may offend someone
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:11:22 PM PDT
by
molson209
(Blank)
To: Nachum
Russia has a social network site (similar to Facebook) called VK (VKontakte).
Maybe Chuck needs to set up a profile and “friend” some Russians?
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:12:54 PM PDT
by
nascarnation
(Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
To: Nachum
Send flowers, Chuckie. Maybe a candygram.
To: Billthedrill
“Send flowers, Chuckie. Maybe a candygram.”
Won’t work.
Russians won’t take calls from “’Mericanski Muslims”.
After all, there are some things even a Russian won’t do.
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:20:30 PM PDT
by
GladesGuru
(Islam Delenda Est - because of what Islam is and because of what Muslims do.)
To: Nachum
I have a strong suspicion that Russia is about to make this administration look like bigger bumbling buffoons than everyone knows they already are.
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:24:07 PM PDT
by
skeeter
To: Nachum
Why are they calling Russia. There are ethnic Russians in Ukraine running the show. We’ll deal with an illegitimate government in Ukraine and Russia? and not with the ethnic Russians in Ukraine?
To: Nachum
Whatever....why, why in the world would anyone take a call from Chuck Hagel? Seriously. Maybe the king of Nepal's defense adviser...he might get out of his chair to take a call from Chuck. But a main player in the world?
Give me a break.
Chuck has not shown leadership skill ONE. His entire agenda has been to tear down the military to pre-World War II levels and to force sodomy down the throats of our generals. That is it.
You're a little man, Hagel. History will remember you as a poor SecDef. And those years you spent mooching as a RINO senator from Nebraska will be forgotten as well.
To: Nachum
Maybe he should get his wife to do it.
To: skeeter
Agreed! Something big is about to happen, and Obungler won’t know what to do. The media will cover for him, but his own people will start to back away and leave him holding the hot potato.
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:27:57 PM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: Nachum
Thank God someone will take my call. Hi, Mom!
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:32:25 PM PDT
by
JPG
(Yes We Can morphs into Make It Hurt.)
To: rarestia
Not only will something happen regarding Putin & his neighbors, but I was surprised to learn how tense things are between China and Japan, also. Shades of the 1930s.
And we couldn't have a more inept and unprepared gang of clowns to lead us into the maelstrom.
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:34:56 PM PDT
by
skeeter
To: molson209
The first thing he did at DOD was give orders to remove Graffiti from bathroom stalls...It was his phone number.
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:38:22 PM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
To: rarestia
Something big is about to happen
**********
Probably more than one thing brewing. Other countries are watching Putin manhandle Obama and are coming to their own conclusions about the ability and willingness of the U.S. to protect its interests and those of its allies. Our adversaries see a big green light to do whatever they want for at least the next three years. We are heading into a very dark place.
To: skeeter
If you’re an adversay of the U.S., from their perspective its time to push the envelope. They may not get such a favorable scenario with such a hapless gang of clowns for many years if they don’t act now. At least that’s how I would view it if I were in their shoes.
To: Nachum
"By the way, Hagel's been trying to call you."
"Who?"
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posted on
04/25/2014 1:46:09 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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