Better late than never? In this case, that’s doubtful.
After barely mustering up enough energy to be “appalled” by the “unacceptable violence” in Ukraine and threaten “consequences” for those who “stop over the line,” the White House now expects us to believe that it’s “outraged”:
"We urge the Ukrainian military not to get involved in a conflict that can & should be resolved by political means." http://t.co/RXnOxU8Q9N
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) February 20, 2014
“Outraged by images,” that is:
"We are outraged by the images of Ukrainian security forces firing automatic weapons on their own people" —@PressSec: http://t.co/5WiSHNFwSR
— J Earnest (Archived) (@PressSec44) February 20, 2014
Such incendiary language, Jay!
The White House is outraged by what's happening in Kiev, Ukraine. @PressSec pic.twitter.com/IAbhJuejAG
— NewsWatch TV (@NewsWatchTV) February 20, 2014
Boy, if the Ukrainian government didn’t take us seriously before, it sure will now!
https://twitter.com/Me_In_Jersey/status/436542294750425090
Stern tweet to follow MT @markknoller
WH "outraged" this a.m. by images from Ukraine of "security forces firing weapons on their own people"— Goldens Rule (@jamesbranch3) February 20, 2014
Is it time for Obama to escalate to a sternly-worded letter? RT@markknoller: WH again "outraged" this morning by images from Ukraine…
— Roland le Fartere (@Crapplefratz) February 20, 2014
That's a very strong statement from the WH on Ukraine – "outraged"
— Chris Golden (@chrisgolden) February 20, 2014
White House is "outraged" over #Kiev… Why don't you send them an Angry Letter, tomorrow, after a good nights rest… #Euromaidan #Ukraine
— Becky_Petron (@Becky_Petron) February 20, 2014
White House "Urges." such harsh language. You're gonna offend people.
— Reinman_MT (@reinman_mt) February 20, 2014
White House is "outraged" over #Kiev… YAY! They already sent an Angry Letter…er message: #Euromaidan #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/MyDYKH2Gfo
— Becky_Petron (@Becky_Petron) February 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/Jarjarbug/statuses/436535653786857472
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/436540905932468224
Well, to be fair, President Obama has been very busy lately:
https://twitter.com/tlingerfelt22/status/436541274242699264
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/436534705450934272
https://twitter.com/DrollNDry/status/436545424116051968
There’s only one thing that can ease the White House’s burden and make this problem go away:
Obama: US outraged by images of Ukraine violence http://t.co/bxWuHlU7mC | No more images, please
— Judge Remit Shenanigan (@vermontaigne) February 20, 2014
Get on that, Ukraine.
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