The movement of missiles by the Russians is simply a diversionary tactic designed to take our eye off the real ball; oil prices and supply. The Russians well know we mean them no military harm so the move can only be for psychological strategic reasons. I think this emboldens the Iranians who must feel the Russians are willing and capable of going toe to toe with the US.

The end game for the Russians is to cause a mid east conflict with Israel and Iran as their proxy in order to disrupt the flow of oil and drive the prices back to the $150BB level where they easily win the economic war by depleting the west.

Oddly enough the one thing Obama could do to counteract all of this is to unleash drilling all around the US and make us energy independent over time. And it is probably the one thing he won’t do.

A military response to the latest provocation is a waste of money.