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<blockquote data-quote="TenBears" data-source="post: 2453451" data-attributes="member: 8789"><p>RPI*Chairman Ron Paul has an op-ed in Tuesday’s USA Today wondering why the US is so eager to saddle up for war over a relatively insignificant piece of land thousands of miles away. Dr. Paul is thankful that the bonds of international trade are tempering the passions of the US neocons and warhawks.</p><p></p><p>Image: Crimea Vote (YouTube).</p><p>Writes Dr. Paul in USA Today:</p><p>Opponents of the Crimea vote like to point to the illegality of the referendum. But self-determination is a centerpiece of international law.*Article I of the United Nations Charter*points out clearly that the purpose of the U.N. is to “develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples.”</p><p>Why does the U.S. care which flag will be hoisted on a small piece of land thousands of miles away?</p><p>Critics point to the Russian “occupation” of Crimea as evidence that no fair vote could have taken place. Where were these people when an election held in an Iraq occupied by U.S. troops was called a “triumph of democracy”?</p><p>Perhaps the U.S. officials who supported the unconstitutional overthrow of Ukraine’s government should refocus their energies on learning our own Constitution, which does not allow the U.S. government to overthrow governments overseas or send a billion dollars to bail out Ukraine and its international creditors&#8230;.</p><p>international markets rallied on news that the sanctions would be thus far minimal. They understand that trade and economic engagement are the surest roads to peace and prosperity.</p><p>Read the whole article*here.</p><p></p><p>Putin now keeps his ports, on the other hand the EU gets 90% of a country rich in oil, gas, farming and the Ukrainian people get signed on to a tonn of debt. Looks like the grand chessboard is being divided. Where ever John McCain travels it seems a month or two later there is a big event.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.abc15.com/news/national/mccain-travels-to-libya-to-meet-with-rebel-forces" target="_blank">http://www.abc15.com/news/national/mccain-travels-to-libya-to-meet-with-rebel-forces</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://ri.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEVyaGSSpThw8A_BDBGOd_;_ylu=X3oDMTE0NGNiMWs0BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1RBVVMwNDdfMQ--/RV=1/RE=1395366663/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fthecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com%2f2013%2f05%2f27%2fmccain-travels-to-syria-to-meet-with-rebel-forces%2f/RS=%5EADAFROzFaXB7LqXX6KTau0AFA0.Eko-" target="_blank">http://ri.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEVyaGSSpThw8A_BDBGOd_;_ylu=X3oDMTE0NGNiMWs0BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1RBVVMwNDdfMQ--/RV=1/RE=1395366663/RO=10/RU=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/27/mccain-travels-to-syria-to-meet-with-rebel-forces//RS=^ADAFROzFaXB7LqXX6KTau0AFA0.Eko-</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2013_12_14/US-Senator-McCain-to-travel-to-Ukraine-2564/" target="_blank">http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2013_12_14/US-Senator-McCain-to-travel-to-Ukraine-2564/</a></p><p></p><p>Those are the only three I looked up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TenBears, post: 2453451, member: 8789"] RPI*Chairman Ron Paul has an op-ed in Tuesday’s USA Today wondering why the US is so eager to saddle up for war over a relatively insignificant piece of land thousands of miles away. Dr. Paul is thankful that the bonds of international trade are tempering the passions of the US neocons and warhawks. Image: Crimea Vote (YouTube). Writes Dr. Paul in USA Today: Opponents of the Crimea vote like to point to the illegality of the referendum. But self-determination is a centerpiece of international law.*Article I of the United Nations Charter*points out clearly that the purpose of the U.N. is to “develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples.” Why does the U.S. care which flag will be hoisted on a small piece of land thousands of miles away? Critics point to the Russian “occupation” of Crimea as evidence that no fair vote could have taken place. Where were these people when an election held in an Iraq occupied by U.S. troops was called a “triumph of democracy”? Perhaps the U.S. officials who supported the unconstitutional overthrow of Ukraine’s government should refocus their energies on learning our own Constitution, which does not allow the U.S. government to overthrow governments overseas or send a billion dollars to bail out Ukraine and its international creditors…. international markets rallied on news that the sanctions would be thus far minimal. They understand that trade and economic engagement are the surest roads to peace and prosperity. Read the whole article*here. Putin now keeps his ports, on the other hand the EU gets 90% of a country rich in oil, gas, farming and the Ukrainian people get signed on to a tonn of debt. Looks like the grand chessboard is being divided. Where ever John McCain travels it seems a month or two later there is a big event. [url]http://www.abc15.com/news/national/mccain-travels-to-libya-to-meet-with-rebel-forces[/url] [url]http://ri.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEVyaGSSpThw8A_BDBGOd_;_ylu=X3oDMTE0NGNiMWs0BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1RBVVMwNDdfMQ--/RV=1/RE=1395366663/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fthecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com%2f2013%2f05%2f27%2fmccain-travels-to-syria-to-meet-with-rebel-forces%2f/RS=%5EADAFROzFaXB7LqXX6KTau0AFA0.Eko-[/url] [url]http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2013_12_14/US-Senator-McCain-to-travel-to-Ukraine-2564/[/url] Those are the only three I looked up. [/QUOTE]
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