POSTED RESPONSES TO A COLUMN IN TORONTO'S GLOBE AND MAIL
Putin is right.
The United States knows no limits anymore to its interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
Just imagine the shoe on the other foot.
When it was even suspected that China might have filtered campaign money through to her husband, there was all the belly-over-the-belt crowd snorting about sacred American elections.
It's enough to make an honest person puke.
The United States establishment hates Putin precisely because he is clever and effective.
They would much rather see the spectacle of a drunken clown like Yeltsin and a people languishing in a great depression.
That is precisely why - after decades of Cold War and trillions spent on "defense" - the United States did almost nothing at the time to help Russia, despite pleas from countries like Germany who extended billions in aid.
Mrs Clinton is a rather sickening figure anymore, always on the wrong, always making the wrong arguments, and always serving the imperial interests of America's bloated establishment.
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"Putin and others like him are a good reason why Canada could never invest in Russia's fighter jets even though they are very capable and cost effective. Saving 30 million per plane is worthless if Putin decides he doesn't like us anymore and witholds [sic] spares and upgrades.”
That is an uninformed comment.
As though the U.S. hasn't on many occasions in many countries withheld spares.
And please, John Diefenbaker only destroyed Canada's Avro Arrow project, one of the world's most advanced planes at the time, chopping up every last plane, owing to pressure from the United States over competition in high-performance aircraft sales.
Sadly, he buckled to the pressure, but the United States being such a dominant economy has many ways to make you suffer for failing to toe the line.
Putin is right.
The United States knows no limits anymore to its interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
Just imagine the shoe on the other foot.
When it was even suspected that China might have filtered campaign money through to her husband, there was all the belly-over-the-belt crowd snorting about sacred American elections.
It's enough to make an honest person puke.
The United States establishment hates Putin precisely because he is clever and effective.
They would much rather see the spectacle of a drunken clown like Yeltsin and a people languishing in a great depression.
That is precisely why - after decades of Cold War and trillions spent on "defense" - the United States did almost nothing at the time to help Russia, despite pleas from countries like Germany who extended billions in aid.
Mrs Clinton is a rather sickening figure anymore, always on the wrong, always making the wrong arguments, and always serving the imperial interests of America's bloated establishment.
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"Putin and others like him are a good reason why Canada could never invest in Russia's fighter jets even though they are very capable and cost effective. Saving 30 million per plane is worthless if Putin decides he doesn't like us anymore and witholds [sic] spares and upgrades.”
That is an uninformed comment.
As though the U.S. hasn't on many occasions in many countries withheld spares.
And please, John Diefenbaker only destroyed Canada's Avro Arrow project, one of the world's most advanced planes at the time, chopping up every last plane, owing to pressure from the United States over competition in high-performance aircraft sales.
Sadly, he buckled to the pressure, but the United States being such a dominant economy has many ways to make you suffer for failing to toe the line.
