The White House said Thursday that President Biden is still not considering a no-fly zone over Ukraine and warned that blocking Russian oil imports would result in higher prices for consumers. “A no-fly zone requires implementation. It would require essentially the U.S. military shooting down Russian planes and causing — … The Washington Times stories: White House
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Read More...White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to put nuclear forces on alert is part of a pattern of manufacturing threats that don’t exist to justify more aggression. “And the global community and the American people should look at it through that prism,” … The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...On October 22, 2012, Mitt Romney sat across a table from President Barack Obama for the final debate of the presidential election. The theme of the night was foreign policy. Obama’s campaign had been working all year to cast Romney as out of touch and inexperienced, and when the moment came, the president deployed what seemed like a devastating putdown. “A few months ago, when you were asked what’s the biggest geopolitical threat facing America, you said Russia. Not al-Qaeda. You said Russia,” Obama told him. “And the 1980s are…
Read More...ORLANDO, Florida—A week before the first Russian boots set foot in Ukrainian soil, Rep. Mark Green flew to Ukraine to get a sense of how things were going, and how America could best help. “When I was there, the mood was very positive and energetic. They felt like they were going to fight.” said Green, R-Tenn. in an interview Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. “These people love their country. They love freedom. Even the Russian speakers, contrary to what Vladimir Putin is putting out there, are saying we’re…
Read More...by Grace Deng This article was originally published at Prism Chien-An Yuan wants everyone to read the poems carved by imprisoned Chinese immigrant laborers on the barrack walls of Angel Island. Daily Kos
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