Mistake to put down Russia as a “weak” “Regional Power” “acting out of weakness” Watch as Putin responds with actions rather than words. Obama has bitten off more than he can chew. Now China will act up, then Russia again, then Europe—Then Brazil—then Iran. We are entering into a new phase—a really bumpy road for the US and her interests.
Did you note that obama said it would be bad for the global economy but Russia will be affected the most. I contend this is the plan. Then comes the UN and one world government. I used to say the muslims would never go along with it. I’m now hoping Putin won’t go along with it either.
This is the get ready for war paradigm I trained for all those years ago. The Cold War is reborn and we're commanded by Curly from the stooges. I never missed Reagan as much as I do right now. If any of the Republicans in the 2012 lineup had won the Oval, we likely wouldn't be in this mess right now.
They're acting up because WE are becoming a regional power.
And we are declining because of our DECADENCE. Our leaders are indeed at fault because they have either encouraged that decadence with all the force of the state (Obama, Clinton), or have acted too slowly to reverse it (Bush), or have proposed to be nothing more than personally opposed (Romney, McCain in '08).
And this decline is not just in hard power terms but also in SOFT POWER terms. Russian citizens can access our media, and see our official announcements about the Olympics. Pravda printed McCain's op-ed verbatim...unfortunately, he decided to write about Pussy Riot instead of, say, world peace.
We're not going to get ANY stronger as a nation, by getting someone like Romney or McCain or Christie who can simply manage the decline a little bit better. We have a cancer and we need an oncologist.