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Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson calls Vladimir Putin a 'megalomaniac' - July 29, 2014 - U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Russian President Vladimir Putin was a “megalomaniac” who “doesn’t care about the Russian economy” as he urged the U.S. and its western allies to show resolve in the crisis over Ukraine.

“We really need to match military strength to military strength,” Johnson said as he called for re-equipping the Ukraine military to help the country secure its eastern border, where Russian-backed separatists are battling government forces.

“Vladimir Putin is not deterred,” Johnson said. “He’s going to continue onward unless he realizes someone might stand up to him.”


1 posted on 07/29/2014 3:10:17 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe

I am more interested in “American separatists”.


2 posted on 07/29/2014 3:14:03 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: Tailgunner Joe

The guy is a freakin’ idiot.


4 posted on 07/29/2014 3:16:42 PM PDT by dforest
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Not our monkeys. Not our circus.


5 posted on 07/29/2014 3:17:23 PM PDT by peyton randolph (Show me the man and I will find the crime. - Lavrenti Beria)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

I think our megalomaniac has done a much better job at destroying our economy.


7 posted on 07/29/2014 3:38:29 PM PDT by crusadersoldier
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To: Tailgunner Joe

The greatest national threat I see is Barack Obama, not Vlad Putin.


8 posted on 07/29/2014 3:38:56 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Perhaps somebody could tell the Senator that there’s a megalomaniac much closer to home. One who is every bit as rapacious and evil, if not more so.


9 posted on 07/29/2014 3:41:54 PM PDT by VR-21 (Next Stop, Willoughby.)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Can’t get too excited about Ron Johnson’s warnings when he says nothing about our more immediate enemy — Islam in general and ISIS in particular.

Barking up the wrong tree. The next 9/11 will not come from Putin.


13 posted on 07/29/2014 5:18:27 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: Tailgunner Joe

“Challenged with force”

I nominate you, Senator, for the first wave of the LaFollette brigade.


14 posted on 07/29/2014 5:40:37 PM PDT by CharleysPride (A accipitris volatu supra quinque vexillis)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

I’m very concerned that too many people in Washington want a war with Russia.


15 posted on 07/29/2014 6:19:02 PM PDT by ChocChipCookie ("Demons run when a good man goes to war.")
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