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Which is the point.
Why could Kosovo, possibly the Crimea, possibly Scotland, East Timor get their independence, while the Basque Country, Catalonia, Chechnya, Xinjiang and many other places can't?
Some of those who can't are being killed, they're being forced to do what they don't want. Most are parts of stronger countries who simply don't want to allow them to go free.
Those who do get free usually have a large backer to help them.
Are we to be the financial and military backer of every underdog region that wants to secede? What if we back the wrong side as we did in Egypt and Libya? Its not our responsibility, we are 17 trillion in debt. We need to focus on our country and stop trying to police the world.
We are not "trying to police the world," you spineless, irresponsible, near-sighted moron. We ARE focused on our country. Dimwits like you can't see beyond the end of your nose and think closing your eyes and hiding behind the sofa is a legitimate foreign policy position.
viet nam and korea were described as "police actions". what would you call it if we sent troops to crimea to overturn the vote of the people? I would call it an aggressive attack.
There is no such thing as a legitimate vote at the barrel of a gun.
please post some pictures of the voters in crimea with guns at their heads. post pics of the voters who voted against rejoining russia being shot.
you are an idiot, and the worst kind of idiot, an arrogant one who does not know that he is an idiot.
Oh, you missed all that footage on the news of Russian forces rolling into Crimea, of heavily armed Russian troops and massive weapons of war stationed all across the region. Even you can't be this stupid. You are only trying to be in order to justify your 'policy' of spineless irresponsibility, simpleton.
In fact, when the US tried to oust Chavez in the coup in 2002
We did not.
Upon news of Chávez's return, Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor to US President George W. Bush, said, "We do hope that Chávez recognizes that the whole world is watching and that he takes advantage of this opportunity to right his own ship, which has been moving, frankly, in the wrong direction for quite a long time."[104] Bush denied any involvement of the US government in the coup attempt and asked Chávez to "learn a lesson" from it.[105] Asked whether the administration now recognizes Mr. Chávez as Venezuela's legitimate president, one administration official replied, "He was democratically elected," then added, "Legitimacy is something that is conferred not just by a majority of the voters, however."
Bush Administration officials acknowledged meeting with some of the planners of the coup in the several weeks prior to 11 April but have strongly denied encouraging the coup itself, saying that they insisted on constitutional means.[107] However, a Defense Department official who was involved in the development of policy towards Venezuela said the administration was sending a different message. "We were not discouraging people," the official said. "We were sending informal, subtle signals that we don't like this guy. We didn't say, 'No, don't you dare,' and we weren't advocates saying, 'Here's some arms; we'll help you overthrow this guy.' We were not doing that.
Are we to be the financial and military backer of every underdog region that wants to secede? What if we back the wrong side as we did in Egypt and Libya? Its not our responsibility, we are 17 trillion in debt. We need to focus on our country and stop trying to police the world.
We are not "trying to police the world," you spineless, irresponsible, near-sighted moron. We ARE focused on our country. Dimwits like you can't see beyond the end of your nose and think closing your eyes and hiding behind the sofa is a legitimate foreign policy position.
In fact, when the US tried to oust Chavez in the coup in 2002
We did not.
Yeah, you've made short comments about this before.
please post some pictures of the voters in crimea with guns at their heads. post pics of the voters who voted against rejoining russia being shot.
you are an idiot, and the worst kind of idiot, an arrogant one who does not know that he is an idiot.
Oh, you missed all that footage on the news of Russian forces rolling into Crimea, of heavily armed Russian troops and massive weapons of war stationed all across the region. Even you can't be this stupid. You are only trying to be in order to justify your 'policy' of spineless irresponsibility, simpleton.
Russia already had thousands of troops in crimea [sic]
Oh, you missed all that footage on the news of Russian forces rolling into Crimea, of heavily armed Russian troops and massive weapons of war stationed all across the region. Even you can't be this stupid. You are only trying to be in order to justify your 'policy' of spineless irresponsibility, simpleton.
Russia already had thousands of troops in crimea [sic]
We have thousands of troops in South Korea. Ok if we just annex the country then?
We did not.
Yeah, you've made short comments about this before.
Reality doesn't change with excessive verbiage.
Russia already had thousands of troops in crimea [sic]
We have thousands of troops in South Korea. Ok if we just annex the country then?
another failed analogy attempt.
But what if 96% of south koreans voted to become a US state? not that they would, but what if they did?
The kooks believe Russia has the right to invade nearby countries and take over parts of that country or all of that country depending on the % make-up of scumbag Russians living there.
So how many ethnic Russians live in Alaska, Illinois, New York, etc???
I guess the kooks are ok with Russian invasions everywhere.....
Hey there are Americans living in Canada......INVASION!!!!!!!
The kooks believe Russia has the right to invade nearby countries and take over parts of that country or all of that country depending on the % make-up of scumbag Russians living there.
So how many ethnic Russians live in Alaska, Illinois, New York, etc???
I guess the kooks are ok with Russian invasions everywhere.....
The kooks believe Russia has the right to invade nearby countries and take over parts of that country or all of that country depending on the % make-up of scumbag Russians living there.
So how many ethnic Russians live in Alaska, Illinois, New York, etc???
I guess the kooks are ok with Russian invasions everywhere.....
It depends, if New York was part of Russia and was awarded independence against the wishes of the people only a few years ago, maybe New York should vote to become part of Russia. This is what happens when laws are passed and agreements made without the consent of the people.
The kooks believe Russia has the right to invade nearby countries and take over parts of that country or all of that country depending on the % make-up of scumbag Russians living there.
So how many ethnic Russians live in Alaska, Illinois, New York, etc???
I guess the kooks are ok with Russian invasions everywhere.....
they did not 'invade' or 'take over'. 96% of the people of crimea VOTED to rejoin Russia. Are you claiming that 96% of the voters were forced to vote as they did? If so, lets see some proof.
the ethinc russians in Alaska, Illinois, and New York are free to leave and emigrate to Russia if they choose. your analogy is no more valid than unks.
Hey there are Americans living in Canada......INVASION!!!!!!!
Just to protect the English-speaking people there, of course.
Alaska used to be Russia....but there are more Russians living in New York today compared to Alaska.
I guess you are ok with Russia invading Moldova, Lativa, Estonia, etc....afterall they are just "little countries" that used to be under the USSR boot and they are soooooooooo far away from the USA.
Oh, there are Russian goons in those European countries right now riling up the local Russians living in those countries....
The kooks believe Russia has the right to invade nearby countries and take over parts of that country or all of that country depending on the % make-up of scumbag Russians living there.
So how many ethnic Russians live in Alaska, Illinois, New York, etc???
I guess the kooks are ok with Russian invasions everywhere.....
It depends, if New York was part of Russia and was awarded independence against the wishes of the people only a few years ago, maybe New York should vote to become part of Russia. This is what happens when laws are passed and agreements made without the consent of the people.
the ethinc russians in Alaska, Illinois, and New York are free to leave and emigrate to Russia if they choose. your analogy is no more valid than unks.
