/sarc on
Blame Putin, don't blame the US, I mean we only took over the Ukrainian Government illegally and installed American citizens on the Ukrainian legislature. Who would mind if a few Russians became US Senators without a vote? I'm sure the American citizen would be happy about that. Ukraine has been a separate country for going on a million years now, none of those people even speak Russian and have never known Soviets either.
Would you mind if I sanctioned you from using SWIFT? SWIFT is how you pay your bills as a country, but Russia has been locked out. They really enjoy not being able to balance their current accounts, so they will build an alternate and probably trade with China, that tiny country out east somewhere that barely has a pot to piss in.
Goddamn Putin, won't let us bomb Syria so that someone can build a massive pipeline through it so as to sell Qatar's gas to the EU. Right now Russian interests supply parts of the EU with Nat Gas so they can heat themselves in the winter. if the epitome of evil isn't selling life saving material to another country, I don't know what is.
Perhaps if Putin would stop bombing everyone, we might all get along, but that bastard has been downing jet aircraft (which we have zero proof of, but whatever, it's still Putin's fault, we are pretty sure anyway) and invading sovereign countries now for nearly 5 years. I mean just look at Georgia, they were just minding their own business when Putin tore down the walls and invaded, killing everyone.
Forget about Russia trading with Iran and China, those countries are small potatoes compared to the almighty USA which grows stronger every year, just look at median incomes, going through the roof!!
Oh Putin, your country is in such a mess that you were offering 17% interest on your bonds, but then somebody said "No Way" and halted trading in the Ruble. Poor Putin, 17% wasn't enough, who would want to earn 17% interest when they can earn negative 1% interest in a US bank? Or 2.3% on a US bond? I mean at 17% you are doubling your money every 3 years or so, who would want that?
You know things are awesome when the DJIA can move 1000 points in 3 trading days negative to positive to negative again, that isn't froth of a system about to burst, its the sign of AWESOMENESS!! The Russian stock market has taken a beating (except if priced in Rubles of course),. we win, our stock market is the best because we never allow manipulation of LIBOR, CDO's, or commodities, never has been a story in the media or anything.
Putin will lose and the USA will still be the bestest ever.
/sarc off