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Ukraine?
No thread about this yet? Is this WW3? Obamas missile crisis? im sure there are thoughts in the Obama thread, but this deserves its own (and I avoid that one like the plague)
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03-05-2014, 09:32 PM | #2 |
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it's been talked about a lot in the Obama thread
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03-05-2014, 10:57 PM | #3 |
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I don't think it's going to be WWIII solely because, right or wrong, I don't think the Ukrainian loss of Crimea is going to be considered enough of a reason to push Europe and the US into a very messy war with Russia. Gaining Crimea means more to Russia than losing it does to the the US or Europe as a whole, so I think rhetoric is as far as it will go (internationally). Sucky situation for Ukrainians - I work with a couple of them, interestingly enough one is pro-Russia, the other pro-Ukraine/Europe, which makes for some interesting (and thankfully civil) debate between the two.
If war did happen Russia would lose, but that's a war no one wants to fight and the Russians know it.
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03-06-2014, 02:04 PM | #4 |
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Obama issued an executive order imposing sanctions of sorts, on individuals and entities violating Ukraine's "sovereignty and territorial integrity." He declared this a "national emergency" due to the "unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States," which I suppose is the kind of language that gives him the legal authority to issue such orders.
Executive Order -- Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine | The White House |
03-06-2014, 02:26 PM | #5 |
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I know this is sad: I'm more interested in the South Park game than I am the events in the Ukraine.
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