President Obama on Thursday said that the U.S. will not take military action in Ukraine despite recent Russian advances in the region.
“We are not taking military action to solve the Ukrainian problem,” he said during a press briefing. “A military solution to this problem is not going to be forthcoming.”
The president reiterated that Russia is “responsible for the violence in eastern Ukraine,” as the government has armed, trained and funded pro-Russia separatists in the region.
U.S. sanctions against Russia have been effective, Obama said, adding that further action by Russia “will only bring more consequences.”
Obama will attend the NATO summit in Wales next week and will also separately meet with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
Well that is certainly a relief.
It would appear we have enough military engagements as it is.
I have never doubted for a minute that Obama would not get us mired in Iraq again
It might be a bit early to say that, but I am hoping for the best this time around.
Nah. Obama isn’t going there. I don’t believe there is anything that would make him change his mind.
ISIS (or whatever their current name is) could easily get us mired in Iraq/Syria. The situation in the area is very complex and shifting by the day. Those people (ISIS) are about as nasty as they come and present a clear and present danger to the people of Iraq, Syria and every other country in the area… and to us. We are already assisting Iraqi Kurds by air strikes. it’s not an unheard of step to put boots on the ground. As it is Obama recently sent around 150 "advisors " to the Kurdish city of Irbil in Northern Iraq which shortly by the War powers ACT will require Obama to notify Congress of his intentions.