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On 2014-04-11, at 12:39 PM, Clay Claiborne wrote: >> A bogeyman is a mythical creature > > Marv, > Are you saying that Russian didn't just annex a part of Ukraine and doesn't > have tens of thousands of troops on Ukraine's borders? I don't think we'll be able to agree, Clay, whether Russia's actions were aggressive or defensive in nature. > The great thing about America is that everybody gets to run their trap. > James Stavridis is a four-star A hole with no say in NATO or Obama policy. > In point of fact, you are using him as a boggie man. Nor do I think we'll be able to agree whether Stavridis' recital of the military and other options available to assist Ukraine, short of it integrating it into NATO, reflects the outlook of the US defence and foreign policy establishment and Obama administration, or is at variance with it. ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
