Op-ed:

Putin vs Obama...and the U.S. and Ukraine are the losers
By: Diane Sori

"Military action would be completely legitimate because it was at the request of the President Yanukovych." - Vladimir Putin

"I am Russian. I don't need protection." - Russian protester living in the Ukraine opposed to Putin's efforts to retake the Ukraine

And so as Russian forces encircle Ukraine with Russian fighter jets having entering Ukrainian air space...and with Russian troops having seized control of Crimea including surrounding Ukrainian military installations all while regaining a much wanted warm-water port...Barack HUSSEIN Obama still does NOTHING to stand strong while Putin sends warships into the Black Sea.

Bottom line..Putin has won this round of the chess game against America's cowardly wimp that is our president. And while Obama and his shills continue to bloviate meaningless words a new...or should I say a 'reborn' old super power has emerged...damn you Obama...damn you as this is indeed all of your doing.

All of Obama's doing because he does NOT have the guts or courage to stand strong against Vladimir Putin...albeit a communist Putin proves once again that he is more of a man than Obama will ever be.

And while Obama administration officials called the deployment of Russian troops to Crimea an "uncontested arrival" rather than an invasion, Putin said his troops were deployed as a response to an "unconstitutional coup." Claiming that the pro-Russian former government in Kiev was illegally overthrown and that President Yanukovych (the man Putin regards as Ukraine’s legitimate president) asked him for military help, Obama does NOTHING but waste time questioning if this has any ring of truth to it all while Russian troops continue to settle into Crimea. But the question remains will the Russian troops move north into Kiev...a city free from Russia's orb for years, sadly now on the verge of again falling within it...or will Putin be happy with just retaking Crimea.

Something tells me NO for Ukraine has always been a hot button issue for the Russians ever since the breakup of the Soviet Union more than two decades ago. And when you add in what was an administrative turnover of Crimea to Ukraine in 1994, Ukraine is and will always be thought of as the 'cradle' of Russian civilization ...the 'cradle' that must be returned to the motherland.

Remember also that in the all-important power game between nations... especially between old Cold War foes...Russia is but a single country without Ukraine but with Ukraine the Russian empire is indeed reborn.

Putin knows this and he is now flexing his muscle against the U.S and specifically against Obama...who he knows has NO backbone or will to stop him. Putin has played his hand cleverly and calculatingly and is now saving Russian 'face'... rebuilding Russia as a superpower to be feared...to be respected...and is doing so while Barack HUSSEIN Obama bloviates about useless economic sanctions... economic sanctions that simply do NOT work.

A case in point is Iran, a country economically sanctioned for many years now. And while Obama and crew claim it was these sanctions that brought Iran to the negotiating table, the truth is that Iran, with their strings being pulled by Putin, had Putin turning the disarmament game in his favor by his using Syria as a deflection tactic to keep American eyes focused on the Middle East while he successfully implemented what was always his main goal...bringing Ukraine back into the fold. And know that what Putin wants Putin gets...one way or another and that he will keep what he conquered, because for Putin to give up Crimea now would mean the end of his presidency, as it would mean 'the Bear' backed down and former KGB colonels do NOT back down...ever.

So are we on the 'Eve of Destruction'...the start of WWIII perhaps...I don't think so for when all the bravado and chest pounding is stripped away on all sides this incursion into Ukraine is primarily two-fold...first, Putin is trying to secure his warm-water naval base and destabilize Ukraine's government NOT actually trying to set the stage for a total annexation or invasion of Ukraine...and second, Putin wants to control the European and global economies...as in energy prices and the prices of equities. And by accomplishing this, as an added bonus Putin gets to rebuild Russia as the world's number one superpower stepping over Obama and the U.S. in the process for he knows that Obama will NOT stop or deter him.

And those who think Putin doesn't have Europe by the throat right now are horribly mistaken for more than 33% of the gas used by Europe flows from Russia through 18 Ukrainian pipelines into Europe...translating into he who controls the pipelines controls the income that goes along with them. Couple that with the growth of Russia's economy because of oil and gas exports into Europe, and Putin can now manipulate a more aggressive foreign policy as he economically holds Europe hostage, especially when it's played against one who will NOT oppose him.

Remember back when these infamous words of Obama's were caught off mike in March 2012..."After my election I have more flexibility..." as in did Obama know that Putin was planning this maneuver two years ago (this was NO last minute decision on Putin's part as it required careful planning) and was a deal made for the U.S. to look away. Obama's response or lack thereof leads one to believe there is more to this than simply meets the eye for how did our intelligence community miss this...I mean they had to know Russian naval ships were moving into position.. they had to know Russian troops were amassing along Ukraine's border...these are NOT things that can be hidden...they had to know but were they ordered to look away...with this administration anything is possible.

And we all know that Obama orchestrates foreign policy NOT in America's best interests but in the best interests of the enemy and if that means selling out to Putin to manipulate confrontations in the Middle East...especially confrontations with Iran and Syria...if it aids in Obama's oh-so-wanted sell out and elimination of Israel in the process than so be it.

And while yesterday NATO and Putin agreed to hold talks on the Ukraine on Wednesday, Putin continues to insist he is doing what needs to be done to protect Russian citizens living in Ukraine, but in a sign that he might actually be trying to defuse tensions to some degree, Putin has ordered troops conducting military exercises near Ukraine's border with western Russia to return to their bases.

And Putin's doing this all while he claims there are NO Russian troops in Ukraine or in Crimea, but pictures say what words lie...and the games continue with Ukraine's people the losers.

Op-ed: 

Obama again sides against freedom  

By: Diane Sori  

 

"This is not a threat: this is actually the declaration of war to my country."

- Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk

Oh dear...Vladair Putin must be shaking in his boots...sarcasm intended...as John 'Swiftboat' Kerry condemned what he called "the Russian Federation's invasion and occupation of Ukrainian territory."

And with those words out of the mouth of an American traitor, Russia's Parliament signed off on Putin's request to send military forces into the Ukraine. Now the next move is Obama's in this high stakes chess game of who will get checkmated first...the U.S. or Russia. But with Putin building up his military and Obama downsizing ours the answer seems quite obvious.

The Cold War has indeed returned thanks to the weak military stance of Barack HUSSEIN Obama, but this time with a fuse ready to be ignited into a full blown war as the Ukraine is the fault line lying between the Russian East and the American West.

And with Obama's and the Western response being for the most part symbolic at best...as in putting plans on hold to attend the upcoming G8 summit in Sochi (big freakin' deal)...and with a few countries recalling their ambassadors...Putin must be sitting back in his chair laughing his head off for here Russian armed forces have already crossed a sovereign nation's borders with the intention of militarily taking over that country, and Obama's response is but a slap on the wrist. But Putin is also a bit of a blowhard and braggart...just like Barack HUSSEIN Obama is...who will call down his military if and only if he gets the Ukraine back under his control just by utilizing threats of war. And rest assured that Vladimir Putin knows how to turn threats into his wanted reality...remember how he manipulated the Syrian WMD disarmament agreement while he further emasculated Obama...and unfortunately America...in the eyes of the world.

Also remember, Putin has wanted to reabsorb the Ukraine back into the Russian motherland for a long time now for the Ukraine is considered the 'cradle' of Russian civilization, and bringing it back into the Moscow fold would seal his goal of returning Russia to her former glory as a superpower NOT to be messed with. And now that it's plain to see that Putin's in control of the game as Obama bloviates that "Any violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity would be deeply destabilizing, which is not in the interest of Ukraine, Russia, or Europe," with NOT a word being said of the possible effects this could have on the U.S. or our allies, this translates into Barack HUSSEIN Obama basically giving Vladimir Putin free reign to do as he so chooses in regards to the Ukraine and her 46 million people.

"It's a naked aggression against Ukraine" said Ukraine's interim President Oleksandr Turchynov in a personal appeal to Putin to stop his military intrusion and withdraw from the Crimea...but his pleas are being met with deaf ears as Russian troops go deeper into Ukrainian territory.

And so with words coupled with a lack of action similar to his inaction when the Iranian students protested for freedom just a few short years ago, Barack HUSSEIN Obama has turned his back on yet another nation fighting for its freedom, and know that the Ukrainians will NOT forget this.

And as conflicted reports leak out that Russian troops have taken over control of Kiev's Simferopol International Airport, tensions are running very high and are ready to boil over into full-fledged war. So even though the Ukraine's Defense Ministry has ordered a call-up of its reserves...meaning all men up to age 40...it's a given that the Ukraine cannot stand alone against Putin's army and naval forces...armed forces that Putin has spent billions to upgrade and modernize after they were decimated by the breakup of the old Soviet Union. In fact, Moscow's 'special units' are equals to that of our own, and that does NOT bode well. And with NATO unwilling to send in troops to help stabilize the Ukraine, and with Obama vowing NOT to get the U.S. militarily involved coupled with Putin's large scale combat 'readiness exercises' involving 150,000 of its troops still in progress along its western and southern land borders, Cold War brinkmanship is coming dangerously close to the explosive stand down of the U.S. vs. Russia during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

And adding to this situation is the fact that the Ukraine's population has divided loyalties between Russia and the West, with the western Ukraine wanting closer ties with the European Union, while the eastern and southern regions want to stay aligned with Russia.

And guess what is the true basis for all this current atomicity...energy. Energy and dollars...energy in the form of oil and natural gas for a country that is the chief conduit of Russian natural gas to western Europe...and monies the Ukraine needs to avoid default.

And while the Ukraine has appealed for help from NATO...and been refused...as well as to Britain and the U.S....co-signers with Moscow to a 1994 accord guaranteeing Ukraine's security after the breakup of the Soviet Union...the International Monetary Fund has said it is "ready to respond" to the Ukraine's needs of $35 billion to avoid default.

But even that is too little too late for the bottom line is that in the end Putin will retake the Ukraine one way or another as Obama sits back, watches, and basically does NOTHING to help a country who already had won it's freedom from Russia and wants desperately to keep that freedom. Maybe if we could have threatened retaliation with a military to be feared and respected...like the one we used to have before Barack HUSSEIN Obama took office and as their Commander-in-Chief demoralized, shamed, and defamed those who he has forced to fight with their hands tied behind their backs (and our enemies know that)...we could come to the Ukraine's aid with force instead of just blowing hot air consisting of mere useless words. But the fact is that we NO longer can as the budget cuts being done are being done at our military's expense, and brings us to levels of an army as small in numbers as those of pre-WWII...numbers so small that it leaves us dangerously close to NOT even being able to protect ourselves.

And I can guarantee that if we had a president to be feared and a military that was allowed to fight to win, Vladimir Putin would NOT be doing what he is now doing...and that is something Barack HUSSEIN Obama built and owns...period.