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To: TobagoJack who wrote (105135)	3/19/2014 6:42:23 PM
From: Mannie	1 Recommendation Recommended By Cactus Jack Respond to of 217638

Isn't is amazing that at the slightest hint of conflict, no matter where in the world, you can bet John McCain will be there looking for a way to escalate the situation into armed warfare?

To: TobagoJack who wrote (105135)	3/19/2014 7:35:35 PM
From: petekoby	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217638

$1 billion in loan guarantees is joke, Putin put 3 billions in December and they burned it in less then 2 month. From what I read there is close to 30% of population in retirement and that alone is 25-30Billions in pension with all other expenses on the top with very small tax base. It is a mess.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (105135)	3/19/2014 8:20:50 PM
From: Maurice Winn	1 Recommendation Recommended By Metacomet Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 217638

The USSR changed its mind and is keeping Crimea. Why should I care? The Crimeans were 90% in favour of rejoining Russia instead of staying with Ukraine. Looks like a healthy majority. There is no reason to force sanctions, or threats, or anything on Russia in reprisal. That seems absurd. Victoria Numan has some explaining to do about interference in a foreign country which her bosses apparently consider to be poor form [when Putin does it, so they are hopefully not simply hypocrites]. If 90% of Taiwanese vote to rejoin China, why should I care? Maybe Taiwan should have a vote on being an independent country or rejoining China since it has apparently not been resolved since the civil war many decades ago. Beijing's bosses should offer to fund such a referendum as I believe they are interested in having Taiwan rejoin. Mqurice

To: TobagoJack who wrote (105135)	3/20/2014 12:37:00 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217638

John McCain lost the most important and effective part in the equation. Work with our allies to suppress the prices of hydrocarbons for a lasting period of time this will hurt Russia and its military apparatus most and all those Russians waving the hammer and sickle red flags and also those Russian in favor of confrontation the cold war and Russian isolation. A drop of 10% in oil prices moves the Russian economy into recession, state subsidies will cut in their expansionist dreams and support with new military hardware, after all people need to eat. From associated near Novosibirsk I was told that large expanses of agricultural land end up fallow as there is no money for the farmers to plant and grow crops. Those are the first signs of economic stress, and may be one of the reasons Russia needed a distraction and the rich agricultural industry of Europe Bread Basket - Ukraine.