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Obama admin imposes toughest sanctions against Putin yet: Diplomatic hashtag games

This is what U.S. foreign policy has been reduced to: Government flacks engaging in hashtag diplomacy:

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Yes, that’s State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki lamely giving the thumbs up to Ukraine.

https://twitter.com/stengel/status/448884643480469504

https://twitter.com/marieharf/status/448907519008591872

At least Samantha Power couldn’t bring herself to tweet a photo with the hashtag impotently written on a card.

We have a feeling Russian President Vladimir Putin probably responded much in the same way Twitter did:

https://twitter.com/DefendWallSt/status/449009214606680064

https://twitter.com/ianessling/status/449006472257474560

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https://twitter.com/AnthrVoiceinWil/status/448910550266048512

That’s right. The supposedly most powerful country in the world just responded to naked military aggression with a hashtag game.

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Ted Cruz slams Harry Reid over Ukraine aid bill, demonization of Koch brothers

Oliver Stone goes full crackpot on Ukraine-Russia debacle

He’s a big kid now! State Department lets John Kerry have his own Twitter account

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