Secretary of State John Kerry continued the US policy of throwing wild threats about willy-nilly, but somehow today’s London talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov didn’t end with any deal.
Kerry complained Russia didn’t appear interested in making any deals on the Crimea until after the Sunday referendum, and said he offered “a number of ideas” to Russia on alternatives.
It was completely unclear what those alternatives actually were, since the administration’s only public suggestion was a full, unilateral Russian surrender on the issue, and a forcible reintegration of the Crimea into the Ukraine.
Kerry said he warned of “backdoor annexation” of the Crimea by Russia, though with the referendum just 48 hours away and voters expected to approve the annexation by a considerable margin it is unclear what is “backdoor” about it at all.
Lavrov agreed that there was “no common vision” in the talks, adding that Crimea means “immeasurably more” to Russia than the Falkland Islands does to Britain.
John Kerry is such an idiot it is hard to believe that he is "Secretary Of State " to the only true superpower in our world at this time.
May God have mercy on us earthlings.
Anyone remember all the bs and spin about how everything was going to be different if Kerry became SOS and Hagel became SecDef? Just pointing it out so people can hopefully spot that that's all bs and spin the next time around.
Kerry, and Hillary before him, were bloviating, windbag Senators, used to taking to the Senate floor to deliver meaningless speeches. Neither are diplomats. Diplomacy is supposed to be done mostly behind closed doors, not by issuing threat after threat. Having scary-looking Kerry as our SOS is a disgrace to the nation.
"the only true superpower in our world at this time"
It hurts to really know the truth, doesnt it? Having to convince yourself by starting a critical comment with a nationalistic flag waving bravado of superior exceptionalism, you just made the point.
The US settler state built upon the bones of 50 million genocided natives, wars and broken treaties is a giant local crackhouse but it does has the power to bully small third world states but that´s about it as Russia,a real superpower, showed you, both in Georgia, Syria and now in Ukraine. That´s where it stops.
"50 million genocided natives".. That is simply not true.
Almost certainly an underestimation.
The arrogance and childishness of the US government and its representatives is truly breathtaking. Kerry seems to truly believe that he has the right and the ability to rule the world, ordering everyone around with the expectation that they will meekly act against their own vital interests and comply with his demands. Russia is not Grenada.
What will Kerry do? Stamp his little feet and hold his breath until he turns blue? Invade Russia? Hitler and Napoleon both tried that, but it didn’t work out too well for them.
If the nukes start to fly, let’s hope that the Russians understand that the fools in DC are the only real problem and that they will decide to leave the rest of us alone.
He is actually a criminal too
Does Massachusetts mean more to the US than the Crimea to Russia? After all, the Crimea became a part of Russia in 1783, before the US Constitution was even drafted and while the American colonies were just ending their own war for independence where they defied a King who said they had no right to choose their own government. So, how would Kerry feel if the US was 'losing' Massachusetts to street mobs with Al-Qaeda leanings who had overthrown the government of Massachusetts?
Never in history USG talking to anyone been a successful talks without threat, intimidation or ending with war, jus talks with no meaning, no idea nor solution nor prospect in anything but delusional idea that USG is the winner, recents events are, Iraq, Iraqi government for 14 years asked for talking to western bankrupt democracy, including the English labor party Tony Blair.
Libya, the government of Libya invited everyone to talk, what happened, the French mafia zarkozi killed Kaddafi. Syria, Syrian government been asking for everyone to talk, for last 4 years, what happened, they added to the suffering of Syrian people by sending in the Saudis and Qatar’s barbarians. Ukraine, people of Ukraine telling the world that self appointed government of Ukraine consist of fascism and nazism, old and new one, but for USG these are there “democrats” of Ukraine and it is them to deal with, not the Ukrainian people.
Princess Ketchup should shut up already. Only Hitlery and Not Too Albright compare in stupidity and low IQ level.
Here are the "facts on the ground": the US can do ZERO about Ukraine, the EU should be licking Putin's feet for ALLOWING THEM to invest in Russia, and frankly if I were Putin I would park a couple of Borey class subs 200 miles off the coast of Washington…
Hell, they might be there already.
Now, lets see how many Americans will volunteer for their cities to be nuked in a fight with Russia. Don't forget the people entrusted in protecting the Americans could not beat the stone wielding Taliban in Afghanistan.
"Unilateral surrender?" wasn't that the same deal offered to Saddam Hussein? These guys in Washington seems to be playing the game, "follow the leader."
Secretary Kerry has become our "Netanyahu". He proposes to have talks but makes demands which he knows will sink the talks.
How about the "policy of throwing wild threats about willy-nilly"? Can't get much more Netanyahuer than that.
Kerry is louzy and Clinton, once president will be even worse than Obama and Bush 2 put together.
At this point, they're just posturing. I doubt if there will be any agreement over Crimea. The point about the Falklands is daft. Britain wasn't invading a foreign country, it was throwing foreign invaders out of one of its colonies and was up against a non-nuclear power. Putin will probably grab the whole of Ukraine but the real crunch will come in the Baltic. If he tries to grab all or part of any of the Baltic republics, NATO members, and the US lets him, NATO is discredited and since since the continued existence of NATO is part of the US structure to defend Israel, the latter country would be the big loser in such a collapse. Nuland has certainly created quite a mess out of a scheme which was probably intended to damage the EU, not strengthen it, as it has done.
"Crimea means “immeasurably more” to Russia than the Falkland Islands does to Britain".
Nice touch, Lavrov!
As if the West needed another example of its hypocrisy.
The whole thing is a shame why the us had to put its fingers everywhere and make a mess of everything they touch.
This russia is going to win the argument
Since Kerry's idea of diplomatic talks is to issue ultimatums and refuse to discuss anything else it's easy to see why these talks failed.
These morons in Washington want war to cover up the failed economic recovery. Only the American people can peacefully stop this reckless military adventurism.
How?
Stop filing and paying federal income tax. Just stop sending it in to the government. Yes, the IRS will come and try to take you to prison but I would rather die in my home before I let them in the door. At least I can say I did my part to end war.
Issuing threats is never a good idea. Especially empty threats.
It all started with sending the Color Revolutions puppeteer as an Ambassador to Russia. All sweet words about the "Reset" were just that, words. Mr.McFaul to this day continue crapping on Russia in his Facebook, Twitter, and now as an expert on Russia for the NBC News. What was Obama expecting to achieve, the next revolution?! Well, as one our Russian politician said, Obama invested $5 billion in Ukraine to raise the Putin's rating, and to help Russia to get back Crimea.
The author of the article "Can a U.S. Ambassador to Russia be expelled? The pending case of Michael McFaul" was warning that Mcfaul was a very bad choice.
"Not content to argue that Putin has undermined democracy and freedoms in Russia, McFaul dares to state that many indicators of living standards for Russians have also become worse since Yeltsin’s times: “In terms of public safety, health, corruption, and the security of property rights, Russians are actually worse off today than they were a decade ago.”
Without wishing to get into a spitting contest, I will say flatly that these contentions are patently false. The statistics he produces to support his allegations can be challenged at every turn.
So what is going on? Either the father of ‘reset’ is a phenomenal opportunist who took a 180 degree policy turn to secure the position as Russia adviser to Mr. Change, or, by common understanding with his boss, the real content of McFaul’s ‘reset’ is rather different from the kind of bonhomie that détente once upon a time suggested in the Nixon era.
I believe it takes a bit of both elements to explain how McFaul may have indeed become the father of reset and why reset is not in fact a love-in with the Russians, but could turn quite nasty in the not too distant future."
"http://usforeignpolicy.blogs.lalibre.be/archive/2011/07/15/can-a-u-s-ambassador-to-russia-be-expelled-the-pending-case.html