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2014-03-06 Europe

Russia Sinks Ship to Block Ukrainian Navy Ships

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Posted by Steve White 2014-03-06 10:36|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 Classic.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-03-06 10:55|| 2014-03-06 10:55|| Front Page Top

#2 not bad at all...

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2014-03-06 11:21|| 2014-03-06 11:21|| Front Page Top

#3 And here we've been mocking the Russian Navy for their collection of rusting hulls. Well played, comrades.

Posted by SteveS 2014-03-06 12:32|| 2014-03-06 12:32|| Front Page Top

#4 ..I'm not a Military Strategery guy, and I didn't sleep in a Holiday Inn Express last night, but it is, I believe, not a far stretch to see this Ukraine thing blow up into something really bad. Although I am sure the P-gon Brass Hats are doing their best to keep a lid on it, President Ego and the Minions (TM) could push this beyond controllable (but, hey, at least it will get O-Care and the other scandals off the above-fold, eh?).

In a past life, I was required to be very aware of the price of precious metals and I have an empirically-founded belief that their prices represent, to a large degree, the confidence the world has in the ability of the US to keep things reasonably sane. Of recent, said prices seem to be saying "maybe not so much"..

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-03-06 13:10|| 2014-03-06 13:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Wonder if they completed an environmental impact statement before they sunk it?

Posted by USN,ret 2014-03-06 14:16|| 2014-03-06 14:16|| Front Page Top

#6 Wonder if they completed an environmental impact statement

To misquote some guy, you go to war with the paperwork you have.

Posted by SteveS 2014-03-06 14:26|| 2014-03-06 14:26|| Front Page Top

#7 Hey, Ukrainians! You sank a Russian ship and didn't lose any of yours! You won!

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-03-06 14:48|| 2014-03-06 14:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Ukrainians should counter by threatening to sink a ship blocking the Bospurus in some way. Spite, its what's for dinner.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-03-06 15:30|| 2014-03-06 15:30|| Front Page Top

#9 OTOH - perhaps the views are changing - what does Russia want and how will they get it? Is this simply blockading their own port? And that is defined as success how? Tactically? Strategically?

Sure, The Ukraine could go nuts and do something stupid, but every day which passes without violence makes Russia look sillier. More importantly, every day which passes makes the next violent incident more certainly Russian.

And if Czar Putin thinks he dealt with the Caucasus efficiently, wait until he faces fellow Slavs under like conditions.

If Germany and Turkey hold bilateral meetings, he's completely boxed himself in. Could happen by this weekend.

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2014-03-06 16:40|| 2014-03-06 16:40|| Front Page Top

#10 This signals Putin intends to take more than Crimea.

Posted by Omavising Ebbemp9815 2014-03-06 18:39|| 2014-03-06 18:39|| Front Page Top

#11 Another sign of Putin NOT backing down agz the Bammer.

* TOPIX > OBAMA VERSUS PUTIN - WHO WILL BLINK FIRST?

* SAME > [WaPo] THE US RETREATS | AS THE US RETREATS, WHO WILL FILL THE VACUUM?

Lets ask the OWG Globalists shall we???

* BHARAT RAKSHAK > [Guardian] RUSSIA REFUSES TO ORDER CRIMEA SELF-DEFENSE FORCES TROOPS TO PULL BACK IN TALKS WID US.

versus

* TOPIX > [Daily Star] US GAINS FROM UPDATING THE LIBERAL INTERNATIONAL ORDER.

Once again, wid feeling, LETS ASK THE OWG GLOBALISTS, SHALL WE???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-03-06 22:08|| 2014-03-06 22:08|| Front Page Top

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