Vladimir Putin and the Monroe Doctrine

WND ^ | February 19, 2024 | Scott Lively

[Jan_Sobieski]

Were you the one that posted Major General Smedley Darlington Butler’s book, “War is a Racket”, that blew the whistle on US Military Interventionism prior to WW2?

[dfwgator]

It wasn’t me.

[Jan_Sobieski]

👍

[Vermont Lt]

“ As we approach the second anniversary of the NATO-provoked Russian military invasion of Ukraine, and the world is finally getting to hear Russia’s side of the story thanks to the courageous journalist Tucker Carlson,…”
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Not a comment on the content of this article, but this reads like it was written in the Kremlin in 1956.

It’s difficult to read such stuff and take it seriously. Clearly, this was translated from some language that uses far too many modifiers.

[TigersEye]

To put it in simpler terms, it was a giant ‘pissing contest’.

Well put.

Both sides had reasons to distrust the other from the start, both sides played deadly games of provocation with the other and neither side wanted the all out war they were both using as the ultimate intimidation tactic.

Both sides indulged in lots of hatred, paranoia and stupidity.
Thankfully neither side committed the ultimate act of insanity.

[TigersEye]

... this reads like it was written in the Kremlin in 1956. It’s difficult to read such stuff and take it seriously.

That's why no one (else) commented on it.