COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE IN THE INDEPENDENT
"Measures to
'enhance combat readiness' have already begun"
And well they should.
Putin sees America, helped by weak governments such as
Germany and Britain deferring to its bullying demands, surrounding his
country's borders with whole armies of tanks and troop transfers and missile
systems.
Combat ships placed in spots they've not been before. Spy
planes invasively, dangerously approaching Russia with their transponders turned
off. New supply depots with large stocks of heavy weapons established. All this
has been accompanied by extreme rhetorical outbursts from high officials at
times.
Does that sound friendly or peaceful to you? Only if you are
the kind of person who thinks a violent lunatic like Netanyahu is devoted to
peace and justice.
Trump may just be able to put a stop to this insanity – that
being one of the great hopes for him as President – but that is not certain,
and, if it is possible, it will take time with careful steps.
America’s military/security establishment has some powerful
and dangerous characters in it who have pushed and promoted all of this under
Obama. They are not in command now, but they cannot be just ignored, no matter
how unreasonable they may be.
Good God, Putin would be irresponsible if he failed to do
what he is doing.
And if there is one thing Putin is not, it's irresponsible.
And if there is another thing Putin is not, it's lacking in
strong analytical intelligence.
America's rhetoric, echoed by compliant buffoons in NATO, has
been frightening over recent years, often making claims that are literally
nonsense. It should be embarrassing to all thoughtful people, but you cannot
laugh at people who can destroy much of the planet.
