it has been said recently that if there is a world war iii, the role that the nazis played in world war ii will probably be played by the neocons.
the majority of americans are against them but unfortunately they have hijacked our country and, well, brought it to ruin. they have alienated our allies, cursed on international law, invaded helpless (yet strategically-vital or natural resource-rich) countries (on false pretenses no less), curtailed our freedoms in every possible way, and brought us to the brink of total economic collapse due to their fiscal incapability and overseas military engagements.
the way i see things playing out, russia’s rise will humble the neocons. they will realize that the ideas of an “american empire” are hopeless and act more prudently, bringing stability and order to the world.
only russia can play this role of balancer because it has the teeth to back-up the bark. and not just because it was a former superpower and possesses the largest nuclear weapons stockpile on the planet, but also because it has a history of defeating, in miraculous fashions, the two most recent names in the conquering realm, hitler and napoleon.
i know that the world has totally changed since then, but, still, hitler’s and napoleon’s fates, are very much in the mind of cheney and mccain.
russia’s rise and its increasing alliance with other powers like china, india, france, germany, italy, and israel will probably be enough to bring the age of american hegemony to an end on peaceful terms, without a bullet being fired.
that is why “we” need a strong russia.
