In a political sense, these developments are disasterous for the Democrats. Shades of the cold war.
But I wish I had faith enough in the GOP to act as if they had a backbone. I have the feeling, as others have said here, that shrinking from this aggression may well have apocalyptic repercussions.
>>these developments are disasterous for the Democrats
Yes, because to delve into the past, Clinton would never have won if the Soviet Union had still existed. By that time, the Dems had virtually no credibility in foreign affairs. Yes, and Perot helped Clinton to achieve that magical 43% number.
Now, as events focus America’s attention on the world, the picture of Obama sitting across the table from Putin or even Medvedev sparks a sly smile, underscoring the rather absurd image of a man out of his depth confronting a hardened experienced leader of Russia.
Judo vs Jive. I don’t think America goes for jive.