SUNDAY 4/27/14

President Obama visits Malaysia the first presidential trip to this nation in nearly fifty years. The president once again threatens “consequences” if Russia does not back away from aggression in East Ukraine. The daily repetition of warnings without follow-through is not helping Europe, the US or G7. It would be better if nothing was said. Clearly the US prefers an economic war versus a military war. Europe and Germany must decide the path forward; either throw Ukraine under the bus in favor of maintaining steady energy supplies to Europe from Russia, or, help defend their neighbors in Ukraine against Russia aggression because the bear will continue moving west, realizing that Europe’s weak economy will be further negatively impacted.

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President Obama wraps up the Malaysia trip and heads to the Philippines. Asia countries are disappointed that a TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) agreement is not yet reached. A Georgia-Pacific plywood plant in Texas explodes and will shut down operations indefinitely. Georgia-Pacific is a privately-held company.