Posted on 02/23/2015 5:19:49 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
War as a game? Check.
Foreign leaders as caricatures? Check.
Sightings of Russian invaders? Check that too.
Yup, welcome to the new Cold War.
The relationship between Russia and the West, fraught by any measure, this week devolved into something looking more like a ridiculous Cold War parody film from the 1960s than any sort of modern diplomatic arrangement.
Related: Why Putin May Be the Lesser of All Russian Evils
On one hand, there was Russian President Vladimir Putin, practically smirking at the news that his proxy fighters in Ukraine had driven government troops out of the contested city of Debaltseve.
To the soldiers who were injured and killed under rocket and artillery fire even while in full retreat – by weapons plainly provided by Russia – Putin offered the sort of consolation one might toss off to the loser of a football game: “It’s always tough to lose. But life is life; it just goes on. No need to dwell on it.”
On the other hand, there was the release, in Germany, of a documentary supposedly detailing Putin’s early years as a KGB agent in East Germany. Among the supposed revelations: Putin used to be a drunk, lazy, fat, wife-beating incompetent, who resorted to plastic surgery in order to create his current persona that highlights fitness and vigor.
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The Cold War never ends.
And it aint a game.
No we had won — but Hillary “re-set” it.
So Puttie says it.
He will press no matter what.
It is our duty to press back or stop his pressure.
Same with the Islamoassholes.
Feh!
I recall when the idiots in charge declared the Russian threat was over after the berlin wall came down and they proceeded to dismantle our military.
I was like NO! NO! now we have 16 rogue states to monitor!
Same Shit today with islam.
Barry says war is over.
JFK must be pukin in his grave.
Barry just gave all that stuff away.
Never under estimate Ivan.
God Himself gave Hugo Chavez a whiff of sulfur, Obama was all huggie huggie with them.
Now Obama is doing his best to get the commies on our continent with his Cuba BS, but Maduro is in HUGE trouble as are we.
Obie wants to invite them all to a BBQ so they can steal our ****
We can NOT allow the Russians to park nuke missiles in our back yard.
Obie just moved the missile line back up to Cuba.
He’ll let Maduro and Venezuela twist in the wind now
Russia, NK, Iran, Venezuela are all in cahoots
Cuber too
A one sided one at that.
When L.A. gets nuked, most of the super-rich liberals will be someplace else.
At their luxury homes in exotic locations or far away on skiing vacations.
Unfortunately.
The cold war is raging.
what we have never really seen before is a leader on our side working for the other side.
We have seen political apathy,but never an inside mole or ringer.
Yes, probably the worst example of a man ever put in that office.
Communism USA must worship this guy.
Obamas plausible deniability is the “whoops did I do that?” excuse.
Make no mistake, this guy is complicit
Mark and note those who defend him.
I know that and we seem to have the most hands off voters to enable this guy.
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