"This is foreign policy the Obama way."
"In a 90-minute phone call with President Putin of Russia, President Obama urged “an immediate effort to initiate a dialogue between Russia and the Ukrainian government, with international facilitation,” and offered participation by the United States. He also called on Russia to 'de-escalate tensions by withdrawing its forces back to bases in Crimea and to refrain from any interference elsewhere in Ukraine.'”
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"Talk First. Be Calm. Facilitate Discussion of Differences."
But that's...that's just plain old commonsense and diplomacy! 
What's he thinking! Thanks Obama!
Thanks Bsister! Good find.
Talking first. Being calm. Only wimps and wusses do that! At least under Bush ll, he was a true 'Murican President and kept things fun and had some wars going. He wasn't afraid to let the turrists know what's up!
a self-destructive mood........ At any rate, I watched Afred E Newman's twin, David Gregory salivating at the thought of a possible war. The way he grilled Kerry was an embarrassment to him and MSNBC. It was so infantile, watching him,begging him for a morsel, a whiff of war. I wanted to jump through the screen and grab him by the throat and say right into his face, "AS IF......"! "You wish, you *$^&@# grimy @%&&$@ war monger.....!! What a POS puppet for the right, he is...........
Others from the right, their hyperbole puking from their mouths 
as if military involvement will probably happen, because Obama drew another line in the sand........ Give me a break! There is much that can be done to Russia, in the way of sanctions. They would prove worse. But they jump right into their wishful thinking and dreams of money filling their pockets and more reasons to hate.... the stuff of life that gives meaning to their shallow lives and what they survive on. 
So whatever... It's not going to happen as long as our POTUS is in charge. Thank God or whomever you choose to thank. So the right can salivate all they want, and push the MSM to give us the idea it may happen, it just isn't.
Unless Putin (who is certifiable) 
, does something really extreme, severely extreme, we are NOT going to war.
I have faith in President Obama on this. And in Kerry. It is a tense time and Putin is a loose cannon, for sure. But when I think of how Romney or Bush would have handled this narcissistic, Napoleonic guy, I know, beyond a doubt, we'd be getting annihilated in a war with Russia by now and possibly China and S. Korea joining in at some point. They all hate us so much.
Maybe if we didn't exude such a snobby, "entitlement to be exceptional", aura, maybe they wouldn't so much. But that's another topic. 
It's nice to feel secure in our leaders on this issue. This trumps any disappointment w/Obama, I may have. And he still has over 2 1/2 years to change other policies, that I have personal interests in. And, I have to remind myself continually that our POTUS is, one-sly-dog.... 
(Think CPI/ SS & Syria & Iran & more)
And I adore him for it. 
BOG 
It's nice to know that I am not going to be attacked here for my views about our POTUS. 
Nice article. Nice to see some true adults (Obama, Biden, Kerry, etc.) in charge.
Hope you are doing well babylonsister.
