Sarah Palin hits back at 'high-brow' critics who mocked her in 2008 for predicting Russia's invasion of Ukraine

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Former Alaska governor said during Nevada campaign rally that Putin's Russia will move to occupy Ukraine on Barack Obama's watch
Then-vice presidential candidate Palin was speaking in 2008 during Russia's invasion of Georgia
Foreign Affairs magazine slammed Palin's Ukraine invasion prediction as a far-fetched scenario

PUBLISHED: 18:24 EST, 1 March 2014 | UPDATED: 02:31 EST, 2 March 2014

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Sarah Palin had foreshadowed the impending Ukraine invasion six years ago - and she is not shy about telling her detractors 'I told you so.'

The former Alaska governor and one-time vice presidential candidate on the Republican ticket wrote on her Facebook page Friday a strongly worded post calling out her 'high-brow' critics for mocking her.

'Yes, I could see this one from Alaska,' Mrs Palin wrote. 'I'm usually not one to Told-Ya-So, but I did, despite my accurate prediction being derided as “an extremely far-fetched scenario” by the “high-brow” Foreign Policy magazine.'

She knew it all along: Sarah Palin struck back at her detractors, writing in a Facebook post that she had been ridiculed for accurately predicting in 2008 that Russia will invade Ukraine

Explosive situation: An Orthodox monk prays next to armed servicemen near Russian army vehicles outside a Ukrainian border guard post in the Crimean town of Balaclava March 1, 2014

As Palin pointed out in her post, during the 2008 presidential campaign, Foreign Affairs wrote an article ridiculing her prediction that if then-Senator Barack Obama is elected into office, Russia under President Vladimir Putin will move to occupy Ukraine.

Palin's statements on the campaign trail came during an armed conflict that broke out between Russia and Georgia over the contested territory of South Ossetia.

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‘After the Russian Army invaded the nation of Georgia, Senator Obama's reaction was one of indecision and moral equivalence, the kind of response that would only encourage Russia's Putin to invade Ukraine next,’ Palin told a crowd at a rally held in Reno, Nevada, in October 2008.

Alarming move: Russian President Vladimir Putin has received permission from the parliament to deploy Russian troops in Ukraine

Conflict of interests: Ukrainian people take part in a rally against Russia in front of the U.S. embassy in Kiev March 1

Palin's gloating Facebook post has been shared more than 15,000 times and has drawn more than 67,000 'likes.'

Speaking to Fox News' Todd Stanres, Palin said: 'We can expect more of this sort of thing in a world where America is gutting its military and “leading from behind.”’

Meanwhile, conservative talk radio host Mark Levin tweeted: 'Palin not only knows where Russia is, but she knew what Putin would do to Ukraine with Obama as president.'

Foreshadowing: On the campaign trail in 2008, Mrs Palin told a crowd of supporters that following the invasion of Georgia by Russian forces, Putin will set his sights on neighboring Ukraine

Told ya so: Mrs Palin, pictured here in Ohio in October 2008, wrote Friday that her 'accurate prediction' was derided as 'an extremely far-fetched scenario'

Palin's self-congratulatory Facebook message comes as Russia appears to be poised on deploying ground forces across Ukraine, ostensibly to protect Russian nationals from ongoing violence, in the words of President Vladimir Putin.

Speaking at a press conference on the crisis in Ukraine, President Obama has warned that 'there will be costs' if Russia invades the neighboring country, where pro-Russian and pro-European Union factions have been fighting in the streets for the past month.

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Twoo, Los Angeles, United States, moments ago

If Obama had 1/2 the balls Putin has, America would thrive.

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Nurse I think my, Head Hurts, United Kingdom, moments ago

Actually, you'd have to be a self centred, arrogant, egotistic little twerp to NOT have seen this eventually coming DM. So stop all this drivel trying to make out that she is gloating. She is just pointing out, which is her right, that the 'established' so called 'ex spurts' got it so completely wrong. Makes you wonder what else these self opinionated idiots have got wrong too - doesn't it?

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edzzup, ramona, ca, usa, moments ago

Tea party is a non starter movement all they do is to blame everyone and everything without offering any meaningful solution.Sometimes I think they are Anti-American - Dexter Annapolis, catonsville maryland, United States, 3/2/14, 1:14 AM The TEA Party movement is the only opposition upon which Obama will fully rain down his wrath. As for revanchist Russia, AQ, banksters, etc., it's just speechifyin' and finger-waggin'. TEA Partiers commit the heinous thought crime of taking our Constitution seriously.

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lee, Glasgow, United Kingdom, moments ago

oops is she talking like the monarch slave she is.

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California Gal, Tulsa USA, moments ago

Look who is laughing now?

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denisdenis, somewhere, United Kingdom, moments ago

She got something right in 6 years? Good for your Sarah, now do we have to wait until 2020 for the next correct prediction?

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Blueberry, Montreal, 5 minutes ago

she is an idiot who guessed some news! everyone knows the history of russia and ukraine .

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OMG, London, 6 minutes ago

A perfect example of a first class idiot.

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Carol, California, United States, 10 minutes ago

After reading hundreds of these comments, I have noticed that the vast majority of Americans are in support of Palin. The criticism seems to be coming from other countries. In American, the news media tried to destroy her and make her out to be stupid. She is extremely smart, articulate, and savvy. If I was in her shoes, I would have said an "I told you so", just because of how brutal the media was towards her. I have to wonder if those from countries other than the U.S. got their information on Sarah Palin from the U.S. media. Let me know, I am interested to hear.

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Mr Owl, Beach, Vanuatu, 13 minutes ago

I hope she's chosen as the running mate for the Republicans in 2016 again. The GOP has no chance to win, they might as well make their campaign amusing and entertain America by unleashing her again.