A few things about the latest flare up...this time in the Ukraine...
1. Putin. Love him or hate him, one thing is certain. He stands by his friends and is seeing Russia rise. They might be viewed as a counterweight to the US and the EU but they are predictable. A two year old could have told you what Putin's reaction. He's predictable...That makes him even more dangerous. He's a pro and will not miscalculate.
2. Crimea is all but back in Russian hands. Ukraine can play the game if they want but its obvious that Crimea is again a Russian holding.
3. The Obama foreign policy is a joke. Happy, happy, joy, joy doesn't play on the world stage. At every turn the State Dept seems to be caught flat footed and behind the power curve.
4. The Obama defense establishment is a joke. We entered a phase where the DoD began taking the lead when it came to international diplomacy with the Bush Jr administration. Fast forward to today and we hear nothing from the DoD warning the Russians to back off. We appear impotent to the world.
US foreign and defense policy has been exposed as the emasculated shell it once was.
We can't do shit about whats going on and everyone knows it. Trust me on this. The Chinese are watching and they are not impressed.
I've talked about it but never believed that it would happen in my lifetime. The military decline of the US appears to be occurring right before our eyes.
