Cheney Pledges Support for Ukraine
As tensions with Moscow continued over Russia’s invasion of Georgia last month, Vice President Dick Cheney renewed Washington’s backing for Ukraine on Friday, asserting America’s claim to act as a guarantor in country that was part of the former Soviet Union.
Mr. Cheney’s pledge, offered during a visit here, coincided with the arrival of a United States Navy command ship, the Mount Whitney, off the Black Sea port of Poti, close to positions taken by the Russian military in last month’s invasion.
American officials said the warship was delivering blankets and other relief supplies, but Russia immediately questioned whether its presence contravened international agreements, dating to 1936 and governing access by military vessels to the Black Sea.
Mr. Cheney reiterated, in some of the strongest language yet, administration statements that Russia had jeopardized its international standing.
“Russia’s actions have cast grave doubt on Russia’s intentions and on its reliability as an international partner, not just in Georgia but across this region and indeed throughout the international system,” he said.
His remarks drew a sharp riposte from Moscow Friday. “The new promises to Tbilisi relating to the speedy membership of NATO simply strengthened the Saakashvili regime’s dangerous feelings of impunity and encourages its dangerous ambitions,” the Russian foreign ministry spokesman, Andrei Nesterenko, said.
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What the hell is wrong with Cheney?
What does this have to do with the U.S. interests?...nothing.
Does he not realize his arguments are exactly the kind of criticism the U.S has received because of Afghani and Iraqi occupations?
What la la land do you have to come from to be this idiotic?
Oh wait....I see....Halliburton could profit from yet another U.S. Military operation OR is this just wag the dog....do we need another imaginary enemy invented in order to coincide with Republican re-election aspirations?
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In that light, one expert said, Mr. Cheney’s presence is potentially an aggravating factor.
“Given Cheney’s reputation in Moscow, given his rhetorical history, sending him to Georgia risks escalating the situation,” Clifford Kupchan of the Eurasia Group, a consultancy in Washington, said. “We’re in a stage of mutual overreaction.”
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