Several prominent Republicans are claiming told ya so in the wake of Vladimir Putins invasion of Crimea, after having predicted such aggression and tensions years ago, only to be mocked by the media at the time. Among them are the past two Republican presidential nominees, and former VP nominee Sarah Palin. I could see this one from Alaska, Palin wrote on her Facebook page last week. Im usually not one to Told-Ya-So, but I did. Now that Putin has sent forces into the disputed peninsula, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle largely agree on how to approach the stand-off -- with sanctions and other penalties, but not U.S. military force. But both Palin and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney were shunned for their warnings in 2008 and 2012. Romney, during the 2012 campaign, took flak for calling Russia without question our No. 1 geopolitical foe. The New York Times editorial page and others ridiculed Romney for the comment. President Obama, in a presidential debate, tried to zing his GOP rival for the alleged gaffe. The 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because the Cold Wars been over for 20 years, Obama quipped. Romney stood by his claim. Palin, for her part, said in 2008 that after Russian troops invaded disputed territories in Georgia, then-Sen. Obamas alleged indecision would encourage Putin to invade Ukraine next. Foreign Policy magazine called this extremely far-fetched. Yeah, we just chose the wrong people all the way around.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 01:37:11 +0000
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