I am going out to enjoy St. Patrick's Day, but, something noteworthy is important.

It is my opinion and that of others that Russia actually tried to oppress the government of the United States of America.

March 14, 2014
By Matt Phillips

We’re looking at you, Russia.(click here)

Somebody just yanked $105 billion dollars worth of US government bonds out of the Federal Reserve, according to the latest data from the US central bank....

The fluctuations in the market after Russia got stupid about the Crimea and investors didn't know which end was up was brought on by Russia itself. The USA had nothing to do with that. But, this? This is a deliberate attempt to oppress the decision making in the White House regarding it's opposition to Russian occupation of the Crimean peninsula. 

It may mean nothing to the USA and just a blip on the radar screen, but, it is a hostile act.

It isn't a huge deal, but, the bonds were pulled from the custody of the Federal Reserve. It wasn't a rational decision based in financial stability, it was sent as a signal to the USA and the world.

By PETER BAKER

MARCH 17, 2014

...“We’re making it clear (click here) there are consequences for these actions,” Mr. Obama said in a televised statement in the White House briefing room on Monday morning. “The international community will continue to stand together to oppose any violations of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity.”...

I am proud of my President for all the right reasons. It isn't nationalism either. It is about being moral human beings that believe in the capacity of people to decide the path of their country. It is about being civilized and not bigoted. 

I can't tell you how much Russia has disappointed me in their actions regarding the Ukraine. It cannot even move outside it's own bias to see the corruption that existed with the Yanukovych administration. He made the Ukraine a dangerous place to live. That is a human rights violation. A person's country should not be booby trapped with militias to kill them in a moment's notice.

It is astounding to me in the year 2014, the old world communists are still fighting the Cold War which ended a long time ago. Russia has a lot of work to do on it's own people and their movement in to the real world of 2014 and beyond. I mean. There are private companies seeking to accomplish SPACE TOURISM. There is no room for missiles in the 21st century. The Crimea and The West are the least of Russia's problems.