Nothing empowers aggressive action like telling the bully you’ll do nothing to stop him.
WASHINGTON – The White House said Wednesday that President Obama is not actively considering military force as an option in the crisis in Ukraine.
White House press secretary Jay Carney said military action is “certainly not at the forefront of discussions” among the president and his top advisers, saying that Mr. Obama is looking instead at imposing further economic sanctions against Russian leaders for the takeover of Crimea. “You can expect further costs to be imposed on Russia,” Mr. Carney said. (link)
One hour later in Ukraine/Crimea:
Ukrainian navy officers and ratings leave fleet HQ, evicted by Russians. "We fulfilled our duty to the end" pic.twitter.com/ZKhYCuHYyA
— Roland Oliphant (@RolandOliphant) March 19, 2014
Russia supporters remove safe from #Ukraine Navy HQ after taking over base in Sevastopol. http://t.co/L2j7NH7tqy pic.twitter.com/XWIWa0W5xP
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 19, 2014