tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post5803554699606512746..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: The Path to WarAlan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-19987356472796651492014-03-21T08:32:29.669-07:002014-03-21T08:32:29.669-07:00@dfordoom: Putin has the Crimea and the billion a ...@dfordoom: Putin has the Crimea and the billion a year it will cost to maintain it. Also, it gets all its energy from Ukraine, not Russia, so he is likely at this point to settle for what he's acquired. Russia's economy is not that great and getting into a fullscale war would destroy it.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-6087061361801722112014-03-21T05:51:16.367-07:002014-03-21T05:51:16.367-07:00It worries me that so many people on the Right are...It worries me that so many people on the Right are buying into the Putin as Enemy thing. The Crimea always was part of Russia. It has voted overwhelming to return to Russia. I don't see the problem.<br /><br />If anything Putin is a useful counterweight to the aggressive expansionism of the EU.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-72617681290105587022014-03-19T19:44:08.078-07:002014-03-19T19:44:08.078-07:00Great read Alan, as always, and another proof tht ...Great read Alan, as always, and another proof tht the biggest threat to peace is weakness. Pres Reagan won the Cold War by strenght, resolve and resilience, Obama made the US weak and meek, with the result of a destablized world.Ullihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13707375247718999894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-41218785277036851242014-03-19T12:06:38.394-07:002014-03-19T12:06:38.394-07:001. Russia does NOT do diplomacy
2. Force is the Ru...1. Russia does NOT do diplomacy<br />2. Force is the Russian/Soviet way<br />3. Obama is a *babe in the woods* when dealing with LIFE in general, he has NO clue... In an international *dust up* he is beyond useless<br />4. Russia, and now the entire world KNOW this to be fact<br />5. The USA is in the most precarious position we have ever been in, a faltering economy, a weak dollar and a POTUS that isn't capable of going to the bathroom without help and directions.<br /><br />Sadly, I see no American *savior* on the horizon, I see no Ronald Reagan ready to ride in and save the day.<br /><br />Barack Hussein Obama is a gutless, mindless jerk, and he is on the verge of getting a lot of Americans KILLED! TexasFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18008912292703416417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-62479187801831899412014-03-19T10:56:30.580-07:002014-03-19T10:56:30.580-07:00Darn good point. America can sway how other count...Darn good point. America can sway how other countries act but several methods. We can do so militarily, with money and trade, or with energy. Sadly, we cannot even provide our own energy resources and must buy it from those that may not like us much. Thus, we make ourselves beholden to them, and put money in the coffers of our enemy, who turn around and spend that money to harm us later. <br />But our president has taken this incredible tool of power off the table. Had we developed our energy resources, we could not only support ourselves, grow our own economy, and take money away from our enemies, we could also help other friendly countries that are currently under the spell of whoever they are getting their oil and natural gas from now. <br /><br />Imagine if we had the ability to supply ourselves and our allies with American oil and gas. The world would be ours and our enemies would not have the power or money they currently have. <br /><br />The other tools used to exert our influence, our military and our good name, have been run into the ground by obama. Thus, America has almost zero influence today. We are trading on our past reputations, which is eroding daily. The only thing we may have left, is the fear that one day, a real president and a real congress may regain power, and remember who was our real friends and who was out to screw us. The next election will truly determine not only the course of America, but the whole world. Our enemies and friends are going to respond in kind to our next election. <br /><br />And I am sure that if during our next election, Americans choose poorly, our friends will leave us, and our enemies will grow bolder. Elections have consequences, but sadly, most voters are uninformed and ignorant, or black, and will vote incorectly. <br /><br />America has placed its entire future on the lowest common denominator voter...how sad...and scary.<br />sdkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144897729994333372noreply@blogger.com