This is testing behavior to see if they can swallow Ukraine after the election.
The proper response would be to announce that 50 operational nuclear weapons have been stationed in the Ukraine and the Ukrainian military provided with single-key launch codes to use them.
That would concentrate minds in the Kremlin. This mere talk, on the other hand, screams "no worries, full speed ahead to world war".
Bingo. This was like Hitler using the Sudetenland to test the will of his enemies. This is ultimately about Ukraine and other states joining NATO, Russia is using this to gauge the reaction.
now if mccain will make you secretary of efense, i might vote for him.
Good recommendation
I wonder who the Russian government prefers to be the next U.S. President? The ex-military guy with a temper or the laconic, cigarette-smoking metrosexual?
“Mr President here is your seat in the stands to watch the glorious peoples triumph over the West.”
Umm thank there Mr. Chung”.
“ Laura were my Bino’kulars”
“Laura,Here they are honey”
Putin comes back down the aisle after getting some popcorn and pocketing some folding money given to him by the chinese president.
Putin sees Bush and thinks, “Hmm wonder if Boosh will call me out on this one, he’s got to say SOMETHINGS!”
Putin reaches Bush all the tie thinking of quick comeback.
“Georges Hello”
Bush looks up and half stands.
“Hey there Vladie, howz it goin?”
Putin pauses,....
“Oh very well, beautiful town isn’t it”...
Laura,..”Yes, yes hows the wife”...
Putin,”oh just great”
Bush, fidgeting with his binoculars,...”well see yah at the big cooked dog dinner tonight”
Putin,..”Well maybe George, I have some,.uh conferences calls with the motherland later,”...
Bush,..”Mm okay later then...”
Putin walking away thinking with a little skip.”Wow, Amwerica,..such a paper tiger...Putin, you rock!”