No... really.
On this morning's Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer, Kerry said:
"Russia chose this brazen act aggression and moved in with its forces on a completely trumped set of pre-texts claiming that people were threatened and the fact is that is not the act of somebody who is
strong that is the act of somebody who is acting out of weakness and out of a certain kind of desperation. We hope that Russia will turn this around."
strong that is the act of somebody who is acting out of weakness and out of a certain kind of desperation. We hope that Russia will turn this around."Earlier, he said this about Obama's 90 minute phone call with Putin:
"The President was very strong, he made absolutely clear that this is unacceptable and there will be serious repercussions if this stands. The President asked Mr. Putin, in fact told Mr. Putin that it was imperative to find a different path, to roll back this invasion and un-do this act of invasion."
So influenced was Putin by Obama's forceful rhetoric, he took action:
Within hours, Putin asked the Russian parliament for approval to send forces into Ukraine. The vote endorsing his request was unanimous, Obama’s warning drowned out by lawmakers’ rousing rendition of Russia’s national anthem at the end of the session. Russian troops now control the Crimean Peninsula.
The lesson is clear wouldn't you say?
America has become a joke in the eyes of far too many.
