https://www.heritage.org/defense/report/putting-defense-spending-context-simple-comparisons-are-inadequate
Posted on 03/21/2019 9:35:22 PM PDT by NorseViking
Heedless of the consequences, or perhaps welcoming them, America’s Cold Warriors and their media platforms have recently escalated their rhetoric against Russia, especially in March. Anyone who has lived through or studied the preceding 40-year Cold War will recognize the ominous echoes of its most dangerous periods, when actual war was on the horizon or a policy option. Here are only a few random but representative examples:
§ In a March 8 Washington Post opinion article, two American professors, neither with any apparent substantive knowledge of Russia or Cold War history, warned that the Kremlin is trying “to undermine our trust in the institutions that sustain a strong nation and a strong democracy. The media, science, academia and the electoral process are all regular targets.” Decades ago, J. Edgar Hoover, the policeman of that Cold War, said the same, indeed made it an operational doctrine.
§ Nor is the purported threat to America only. According to (retired) Gen. David Petraeus and sitting Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, also in the Post on the following day, the “world is once again polarized between two competing visions for how to organize society.” For Putin’s Kremlin, “the existence of the United States’ rule-of-law world is intrinsically threatening.” This is an “intensifying worldwide struggle.” So much for those who dismissed post–Soviet Russia as merely a “regional” power, including former President Barack Obama, and for the myopic notion that a new Cold War was not possible.
§ But the preceding Cold War was driven by an intense ideological conflict between Soviet Communism and Western capitalism. Where is the ideological threat today, considering that post–Soviet Russia is also a capitalist country? In a perhaps unprecedented nearly 10,000-word manifesto from March 14 in the front news pages of (again) the Post, Robert Kagan provided the answer: “Today, authoritarianism has
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If Putin actually manages to undermine the US media, “science”, and academia, it will strengthen America !
Vlad is in line right behind Xi Jinping ...If Vlad wants the latest super secret US tech he needs to ask XI.
“” “” One major difference between neocons and democrats is: democrats don’t proclaim themselves conservatives.”” “”
Yes, the term neocon is intentionally deceptive.
First they are signaling as if they are not democrats and ‘neo-’ is somehow a hint that real conservatives are a thing of the past. They are a subversion of corservatism.
*** funny that you included a moronic keyword calling names in your rant about moronic keyword name calling. ***
Yes, I did, and do so anytime I see a bunch of stupid keywords inferring that anyone who isn’t lockstep with the current foreign policy of my government is a Russian loving troll, and should get a zot.
I am a Conservative. Regime Change Wars to steal assets, and natural resources of other countries is not a Conservative value.
The Regime Change Pretext is usually accompanied by propaganda and distractions by the government, and media about the horrible menace posed by whatever Nation our country wishes to cannibalize.
I find that immoral. Lies, immorality, and deception are not Conservative values.
Highly liberal rhetoric that is. And there’s a difference between publication and author sometimes, but not always; not in this case anyway.
The premise of this screed on The Nation is non-existent. Pure FUD. So to regard it being posted here as concern trolling is a fair viewpoint, and I cannot regard attempting to silence that viewpoint as aught else but censorship.
This is what McCarthy was saying. The outside influence they are complaining about here actually already successfully took place beginning in the 40s. The undermining of institutions occurs within those institutions. Just look at education and the press - commies all.
There has been an open Russo-Chinese alliance since the end of the second Bush admin at least. They’ve been conducting joint military exercises for just as long.
US has military alliance with Pakistan and related programs. But it is a very different ally comparing to UK or Canada for example. It is the same think. What common goals Russia and China share?
McCarthy was right but it is a question is it legit or not to link Trotskite encroachment and its consequences to modern Russia.
Officially they stand against it.
CWII is a Progressive fantasy. Sad truth is that Putin will likely be the modern Charles Martel, because of Europe’s fecklessness and our electorate’s fickleness.
But...but... Trump is Putin’s puppet, how can this be?
That has a strange ring of truth to it...
you regularly report black helicopters to your local underground commander, don’t you?
Russia is definitely an enemy...as is China and ISIS.
*** you regularly report black helicopters to your local underground commander, don’t you? ***
Yes, I think those choppers dropped something in the water reservoirs in the State that keeps electing Lindsey Graham.
“” “” *** you regularly report black helicopters to your local underground commander, don’t you? ***
Yes, I think those choppers dropped something in the water reservoirs in the State that keeps electing Lindsey Graham.”” “”
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