Excuse me, I’m not a fan of the Usurper, but I have to point out that his program toward Russia is no different from Bush’s. Bush was sitting in the Oval Office when Russia invaded the sovereign state of Georgia.
The culprit here is the Department of State. The Russians will play Machiavellian politics to get what they want. State refuses to recognize the existence of Machiavelli, must less the political rules he codified several centuries ago. So the USA is helpless against Russia diplomatically. It’s like playing against Tiger Woods and only using your 5 Iron.
The time and place to stop Russia was in Georgia last summer. A B-2 with the proper bomb load could have shut down the tunnel the Rooskies need to keep their Motor rifle division supplied. No supplies and the Georgians win. Make the Russians grovel a bit to get back their soldiers and it would end the careers of those in the Kremlin who advocated the rape of Georgia. Because Bush was a coward and refused to fight in Georgia where the conditions favored us, we will now get a chance to fight in the Ukraine, where the conditions favor Russia. If we refuse that war, then the next opportunity will be in Poland. Russia does not fear war. So they will keep pushing until they get one. After it’s over they will fear war, but that will be to late for millions of humans.
