In the endless series of public statements by the Chief Golfer on the Ukraine.... situation... which nobody knows exactly what to call [6]...
You say "Invasion", I say "Incursion": pic.twitter.com/HRI0fxin6R [7]
— Michael McDonough (@M_McDonough) August 28, 2014 [8]
... here comes the latest one. Expect the GOTUS to dangle more threats of costs, sanctions, red lines, hash tags, in short an all out European depression, as to how the US will respond to the latest regurgitated story of a Russian "invasion" (at least pre-retraction [9]). The statement is scheduled for 4 pm, so expect Obama to talk around 5 pm.
Finally, with the National Security Council yet to meet...
Still on, just slightly delayed MT @ZekeJMiller [10] so when's the NSC meeting?
— Josh Earnest (@PressSec) August 28, 2014 [11]
... it means nothing of substance will be announced although expect Obama to have an extensive understanding and narrative of the Digitalglobe images [12] showing Russian forces operating "definitively" in Ukraine.
Remember - invasion, incursion, presence, red line and/orcosts: 1 shot; sanctions: 2 shots; evil empire: chug; humanitarian intervention and/or military advisers: let it flow.
