[JonPreston]

During the Cold War, at least, both sides had REAL MEN running things and therefore for less emotional/hormone-driven hatred of the other side

100%

When Reagan and Gorbachev celebrated peace in 1991, I thought all this was over. When Hillary ran the Russia! bs by Trump and the nation, and got away with it, I knew we were in trouble. With people like Nuland directing things, I thank our lucky stars that Putin is a restrained men.

[BobL]

“With people like Nuland directing things, I thank our lucky stars that Putin is a restrained men.”

Putin (and Xi, for that matter) are able to see the BIG PICTURE, and thus haven’t taken the Neocon bait. Nuland is simply hell-bent to destroy Russia, driven by her Ukrainian roots, particularly how her grandparents were treated under Stalin.

I remember, long ago, that people who immigrated to the US were supposed put aside their blood-feuds, but now some of them climb their way to the top levels of our government to carry them out.

[tlozo]

I thank our lucky stars that Putin is a restrained men.

Restrained?