One can’t help but be disappointed to see Barack Obama remaining silent while all this occurs. Craven folks on the left like those at the New York Times are urging him to make appeasement deals with Putin that would allow him to run roughshod over the people of Russia and create a neo-Soviet juggernaut if only he he’ll help contain Iran.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/opinion/27sat2.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=editorial%20putin%20russia&st=cse
How leftists are able to rationalize encouraging the growth of fascism within Russia is beyond me, and it certainly does not speak well of Obama’s commitment to his claimed principles.
What’s even more outrageous, though, is Obama’s silence in the face of horrific acts of race violence in Russia, which in recent weeks have even included an attack on an African-American.
http://larussophobe.wordpress.com/2008/12/20/editorial-mr-obama-how-dare-you-stand-mute-on-russian-racism/
One can only hope that Obama will arise from his slumber before it is too late. One wonderful step he could take would be to appoint John McCain ambassador to Russia. That would send the proper message that America is not going to to make the same mistakes all over again where neo-Soviet Russia is concerned.
