Russia Just Invaded Ukraine

[Johnny Five]

No shit. These guys shit their pants when Obama talked tough on Syria. They were all like; He can't do that, he has to go to congress! I'm not fighting for Syria. wah wah wah!

Obama talked tough. lulz

[Tgo01]

I just Googled "Obama's tough talk on Syria" and here are the first page results headlines:

Obama, Putin face tough talks on Syria at G8 summit
Obama considers tougher action against Syria
Obama, in Russia, braces for tough talks on Syria at G-20
Obama Backs Down From Tough Talk Against Syria
Elsewhere: Village's Hasidic row, Obama's tough talk
Obama: No More 'Tough Talk and Bluster' on Iran
Obama, Netanyahu prepare for tough talks | World
Obama and Putin put on a happy face during appearance at
Obama's tough talk v. Reagan's tough actions
Obama Backs Down From Tough Talk Against Syria

Looks like the toughest part for Obama was talking with other world leaders. It's completely understandable though. When people disagree with him back home he can just call them racists and move on, can't exactly do that to other world leaders.

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So.. Russia's market tanked 10%. I bet that has more people worried than troops on the ground.

[Warriorbird]

So.. Russia's market tanked 10%. I bet that has more people worried than troops on the ground.

Obama should release more oil. He could get Putin shot.

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Obama should release more oil. He could get Putin shot.

Speak softly and carry a big stick?

[NinjasLeadTheWay]

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Tupac in the Kremlin

How the martyred king of gangsta rap, a bisexual LSD-touting beat poet, and a reclusive alcoholic painter inspire a Moscow apparatchik.

BY WHITNEY KASSEL MARCH 20, 2014


When Putin's senior advisor Vladislav Surkov learned of the U.S. sanctions being levied against him in response to Russia's annexation of Crimea, he responded: "The U.S. I am interested in is*Tupac Shakur, Allen Ginsberg, and Jackson Pollock. I don't need a visa to access their work. So I lose nothing." *

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/article...nsberg_pollock

[AnticorRifling]

Speak softly and carry a big stick?

I really hope you're kidding.

Obama is more like "Speak in circles and hope shit happens you can take credit for"

[cwolff]

This bank sounds fucked. It's basically shut off from any portion of the U.S. system. I wonder how many of their banks we can cripple by doing this.

He may not take shirtless horseback rides across the steppes, or have a black belt in judo, but on Thursday, President Obama sent a message to Russian president Vladimir Putin about strength. Specifically, economic strength.

The message was this: Whenever I decide to, I can pick up a pen, and kill a significant financial institution in your country.

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-crippled...100000133.html

[waywardgs]

"Bank Rossiya is not the largest bank in Russia by a long shot, but its significance lies in its clientele rather than its size. In announcing the sanctions, the Treasury Department noted that Bank Rossiya “is the personal bank for senior officials of the Russian Federation” including members of the Ozero Dacha Cooperative, an exclusive community where members of Putin’s inner circle live. In addition, it provides financial services to the single largest segment of the Russian economy – the oil, gas, and energy sector."


Sounds like a shrewd move.

[Warriorbird]

I really hope you're kidding.

Obama is more like "Speak in circles and hope shit happens you can take credit for"

Other than Reagan running the Soviet Union out of money I don't think we've had a President do anything else since Eisenhower.