Noocyte
2009-07-08 12:14:41
Obama is ill-suited for the dominance games which must underlie any dealings with Russia. Bluff-charges, posturing, bluster, and a constant vigilance for subtle signs of submission are the only way to deal productively with that culture.
This, by the way, should not be taken as a blanket aspersion on Russia or Russians, per se. It is simply the means of establishing an advantage and drilling down to the proud, hard-headed practicality in the Russian soul. Failing to do so signals that one is not a serious adversary, and negates any chance at all to wrest an alliance based on real, mutual respect.
Obama lives in an effete world of cerebral abstractions. He cannot help but be seen in the Russian mind as a charming doormat.
