Hypocrite
On Sunday, he condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's "act of aggression" for his choice to invade Ukraine and warned of "very serious repercussions," including trade sanctions.
"It's really 19th century behavior in the 21st century," Kerry said Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press. He suggested Putin is "possibly trying to annex Crimeam," saying, "You just don't invade another country on phony pretexts in order to assert your interests."
Comment: Oh pahlease! Pot, meet kettle. Who's been going around invading countries left and right for Oil? 19th century. Try B.C. America is the new Rome built on the plunder of surrounding nations. First rule of spotting a psychopath: They blame the victim for what they themselves do!
The White House announced plans over the weekend to "suspend" preparations for the G-8 summit of industrialized nations scheduled to take place in Sochi. On Sunday, British Foreign Minister William Hague confirmed the United Kingdom also pulled out of upcoming talks.
Comment: Woo, scary. Some world police the Americans make huh? If you're weaker than us, we bomb you. If you are as strong as us, we pout and threaten sanctions.
"There's a unified view by all of the foreign ministers I talked with yesterday - all of the G-8 and more - that they're simply going to isolate Russia; that they're not going to engage with Russia in a normal business-as-usual manner," Kerry said. "The ruble is already going down and feeling the impact of this."
Kerry signaled Russia would continue to get hit economically if they don't reverse course and withdraw forces from the Russian-speaking Ukrainian region of Crimea. He warned "there could even be ultimately asset freezes" and visa bans.
Comment: This is an empty threat. Russia is a major exporter of natural resources. America is a major importer of everything. The spice must flow. This is just posturing and empty words.
Kerry declared Putin will come out of this ordeal the loser. "He's going to lose on the international stage, Russia is going to lose, the Russian people are going to lose, and he's going to lose all of the glow that came out of the Olympics, his $60 billion extravaganza."
Comment: Lose. You keep using that word. We do not think it means what you think it means. It's almost as if he's trying to convince himself of something?
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to respond to Kerry's remarks.
"This could be a very dangerous situation if this continues in a very provocative way," U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Sunday on CBS' Face the Nation. "We have many options, like any nations do."
Hagel added resolving the crisis through diplomacy remains a top priority. "We're trying to deal with a diplomatic focus. That's the appropriate, responsible approach," he said.
President Obama spoke with Putin on the telephone for 90 minutes Saturday, offering to lead a formal mediation between Russia and Ukraine. Obama expressed deep concern over Russia's "clear violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity," according to a White House statement.
for the Ukrainian people who have and want nothing to do with this, the majority.