Love your optimism. Never give up!!!
When I said take Putin at his word I didn't mean his stop gap lies you are correct in pointing out. I meant his goal of reconstituting the old...
That would be nice but that may not be how Putin sees it. A rational leader looking at it in terms of real politic would do as you say. However...
In the long run you are correct Red..it is the same reason we won the cold war. There is a difference today though. The west doesn't take Russia...
Their biggest weapon is natural gas & oil that Europe depends on. The oligarchs (including Putin who is a billionaire many times over) and the...
Not only that but only about 80% of the people who have signed up have paid. It seems t o me with all of the issues so far and the continuous...
And yes I have been a persistent critic of the president. I don't like his policies or the method of "leadership" he has employed both foreign &...
Reread the post Red...he said the pot was calling the kettle black.
BTW as the president dithers there are now 30,000 Russian troops in the Crimea and that number keeps growing. A Russian group took over a...
Red what is this right wing BS? What am I when I criticize W and the R's as I often do? Am I left wing then???? Your voracious defense of...
I am not criticizing him (or Michelle) for taking vacations. Taking them on the taxpayers' dime is part of the deal. AND AS I SAID RED he has full...
So much of leadership is how one carries themselves in times of crisis. There is no doubt that with today's communication capabilities the...
The point is the Russians thought he would do that and were scared shitless of him. Putin knows there isn't much President Obama can do (same with...
Her mother was her father's sister.
MM her heritage is well documented. The Egyptians documented it clearly as parantage was critical to who became pharoh. The Ptolemies bought into...
You are partially right. She was a descendent of Ptolemy one of Alexander the Greats generals who took Egypt after Alexander's death. Ptolemy and...
Probably not in this crisis as there isn't time to send enough arms to Ukraine that would matter in battle today. If the immediate crisis ends...
The Russians supported the Tsar as they marched into German lines without weapons in 1913/4. They followed the commies as long as they were strong...
As Red noted the political and economic consequences could be very damaging to the Russians and could force a pull back from Crimea to what is...
What is a baseless claim? The treaty is fact sport as Red noted also as Red noted the comment you quoted could have come straight from Pravda. You...
