Opinion  Sever Plocker
Putin exercising caution in Ukraine crisis
Sever Plocker
Published: 02.03.14, 10:14
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1. Just Look at America's Bare Butt !
Abdel Karim Salim ,   Jerusalem   (03.02.14)
Not even a radical rightwing American imperialist would write such a tirade against Russia . And instead of attacking and criticizing the current Russian leadership you should have been wise enough to direct your diatribe toward the soon-to-collapse European Union and the current US economy which is ailing because of its chronic and huge debt . Most Third World countries despise America's hegemonistic foreign policy and its tendency to dominate and control small countries economically and militarily as well . We have not forgotten America's dirty, decade-long Vietnam war ( 1965-1975), America's invasion of tiny Grenada ( 1983) and tiny Panama ( 1989), and America's cruel wars against Iraq (1991), Serbia ( 1999) , Afghanistan (2001) ,Iraq again (2003) , and " Uncle Sam's " eagerness and willingness to attack Syria (2013) , all under the false names of "America's values of freedom, democracy , justice , and human rights" . We wish America a speedy return to its " isolationist " policy of James Monroe as much as we wish Russia a speedy re-emergence as a superpower capable of supporting the struggle of small nations against American imperialism ...
2. With 675,000 Ukrainians fleeing to Russia inJanuary-February
Rivkah   (03.02.14)
of this year, Russia had to do something to protect them and their properties in the Ukraine where they were being driven out.
3. #1 you forgot
(03.02.14)
Libya
4. PUTIN WILL DO WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO
Iranian Jew ,   LA USA   (03.02.14)
to protect his army and naval bases. He will invade Ukraine. Look at what he did in Syria with only a naval base. West better not fall into this trap. He will not back down since he has so many followers in Crimea. West better cut a deal with him now or a lot of innocent people are going to die. It does not matter how bad his military is. He will not back down unless he gets his naval bases.
5. Analysis is one thing
Shachar ,   Eilat   (03.02.14)
these situations can run out of control very quickly and it is hard to see any good ending to this situation.
6. Poor Mr. Putin
mordecai ,   israel   (03.02.14)
The Kremlin has chemical weapons from Syria, there is a man there that is being held in power by the man in the Kremlin. The Iranian government is the same that executed 50 people a day in each city not so long ago. These people send terrorists and agents to leech otherwise healthy economies, and cause chaos. This motley crew sticks together. Well I am sick of having my children raped by someone who is calmly playing chess for the heck of it, since NO ONE really wants him except those that are too afraid to care anymore. I understand Kiev, and they are doing US a favor by trying to keep Crimea.
7. USA Russia Ukraine Israel APAC
Valdi ,   USA/Germany   (03.02.14)
USA with its NATO goes over dead bodies to ensure it's control of the world via the US$ Petrodollar system. Russia will not allow any one to threaten it's national security, since it is not Lybia, Iraq, Syria - it's Russia. The Western media is manipulating the facts. The agressors sit in Washington. Israel must not take any sides. AIPAC's blind support of US aggressions is harming Israel in long perspective. If a country fights for it's safety, to protect its citizens is one think. If a country instigates wars, destabilizes whole regions so its citizens can drive bigger cars, it's a completely other thing. USA is missusing its currency to impose with military might and dirty tricks it's will on the nations of the world. They stay outside of Jewish moral and ethics with such behavior. If Israel wants to be a Jewish country as it demands to be accepted by Abbas, it must also act and articulate in this way.
8. where does he get his information
hy   (03.02.14)
russians are better fighters than americans as are british, candadin an israelis soldiers. As for equipment, russia has up tod ate technology especially with missiles, rockets, planes, now drones. and their soldiers can get into a position in force fast and en mass. tehy can deploy 150,000 soldiers more quickly than americans can. Moreover, russian has unlimited fuel supplies so can keep going for long periods. So plocker is as wrong as ben yishai has been on issues. For israel to consider vacating strategic lands in return for kerry and obama and the 3 billion is not worth it. That half of israel runs to obama like herzog is clear evidence of what levy of haaretz says is fear. a nd as ehud barak has said, the middle east has no mercy for the weak, so herzog and the other like minded will have to pass the scene for the dzimmi gene to be expunged from the jews. so plocker is wrong.
9. To: No. 6
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.02.14)
I don't think so. I think that Syria's chemical weapons threat has been significantly neutralized. Not because Putin has taken it; not because Syria has allowed it to be taken for destruction, but because the warehouses in which most of it was stored have gone boom.
10. Valdi @ 7 - 'outside of Jewish moral and ethics' ,...
split ,   US   (03.02.14)
What Jewish moral ethics? We do witness daily your moral ethics watching the way you treat Palestinians and living of handouts ,...
11. Nr 4 has the Point !.
Arn. ,   Sweden.   (03.03.14)
12. Now we see HOW war-loving Russia is: cit.:"... and it also lacks war experience".
matter of fact   (03.04.14)
As it is known, and as Mr.Plocker wrote - so we can see (like very good named in # 1), that the wars were NOT made by Russians, BUT by America, and US were driven by its Hardliners, criminal war-lovers, stock-holder/owners of military productions and "World Rulers"! And instead of using our jewish brain for lets say more medical developments and other high-tech, or only for our Defence-System, we are too stupid and share or sell it and in the end our enemies can by it or copy it!! --- Wars are dead model - at least since terrible WW II and Holocaust !
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