March 02, 2014, 09:53 am *Rogers: Putin 'running circles' around US*
By Russell Berman Russian President Vladimir Putin "is running circles around" the U.S. in his maneuvering on the global stage, a senior House Republican said Sunday, following Putin's military intervention in Ukraine. "I think Putin is playing chess, and I think we're playing marbles. It's not even close," the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), said on "Fox News Sunday." ADVERTISEMENT Rogers said Putin's move to send Russian troops into Crimea following the ouster of Ukraine's president "is not an isolated incident." "They are expanding their border," he said. Crimea was part of Russia through 1954, and Rogers noted a proposal in the Russian parliament that would allow Crimea to become part of the Russian Federation. In proceeding with the military intervention, Putin ignored a warning from President Obama to stay out of Ukraine. Obama told the Russian leader in a 90-minute phone call<http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/199641-us-security-officials-meet-on-ukraine>on Friday that the aggression would diminish Russia's standing in the international community, and the U.S. is suspending preparations for the Group of 8 economic summit in Sochi this summer. Rogers said the U.S. should simply pull out of the summit and, along with allies, "start the process" of kicking Russia out of the G-8 altogether. The U.S. should also consider other economic sanctions in response, Rogers said. Yet while noting his hawkish inclinations, Rogers said the U.S. should not move naval warships into the reason because it would, in all likelihood, not take military action. "There are not a lot of options on the table," Rogers said in reference to the military. Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/europe/199647-putin-running-circles-around-us-rogers-says#ixzz2uv7qXlqG __._,_.___ Visit Your Group<https://groups.yahoo.com/group/grendelreport;_ylc=X3oDMTJmOXQ1ampoBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEzOTM4NzU3NjY-> [image: Yahoo! Groups]<https://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlczQyM2N1BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTM5Mzg3NTc2Ng--> * Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> * Unsubscribe <[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe>* Terms of Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> __,_._,___ -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
