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Posted on 03/26/2014 9:13:08 AM PDT by jazusamo
Changing geopolitics cannot be managed by leading from behind
While the media have been focused on the missing Malaysian aircraft, massive alterations in the world’s geopolitical terrain are underway simultaneously.
The annexation of Crimea by Russia should not have been a surprise for anyone who suspects that President Vladimir Putin is trying to re-establish a powerful Soviet-style empire. When he aggressively attacked Georgia in 2008 after both Georgia and Ukraine failed to obtain NATO admission at the Bucharest Summit, we should have realized that his goals were not limited to one territory. I suspect that he is now calculating an excuse to occupy the easiest regions of Ukraine first and then the whole country over time.
The United States encouraged Ukraine to give up its nuclear arsenal and to de-emphasize its military complex, but in its moment of dire need for tangible support, will we have the courage and fortitude to help stop Russian aggression, which can ultimately lead to another Cold War or worse?
Many have probably forgotten the worldwide turmoil created during the Cold War, which ended a quarter-century ago. Allowing conditions to mature that might re-create another dominant world power hostile to the United States could easily reinforce those radical elements who wish to see the demise of this nation. One of the ways we permit such conditions to arise is through our fiscal irresponsibility, which substantially weakens us because the borrower is subservient to the lender. Can we be objective in our treatment of nations, no matter what their actions, if we owe them great sums of money?
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Adding: Wow! Dr. Carson writes excellently! Thanks for posting this.
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This is a tremendous, powerful, sensible, big-think argument that will change hearts and galvanize followers.
Dr. Carson nailed this as well as digging 0bama politely.
Climate change 70’s style and Putin’s move along that rationale.
Carson’s article is good as far as it goes, but it does not go nearly far enough. Specifics and a coherent plan for weaning Europe off Russian gas and oil would be nice. Granted, Carson is not an expert on energy. But we all at FR know of someone well known who is...
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