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Parting shot—a word from the editors
The Best Definition of Donald Trump We Have Found
In his zeal to prove to his antagonists in the War Party that he is as bloodthirsty as their champion, Hillary Clinton, and more manly than Barack Obama, Trump seems to have gone “play-crazy” -- acting like an unpredictable maniac in order to terrorize the Russians into forcing some kind of dramatic concessions from their Syrian allies, or risk Armageddon.However, the “play-crazy” gambit can only work when the leader is, in real life, a disciplined and intelligent actor, who knows precisely what actual boundaries must not be crossed. That ain’t Donald Trump -- a pitifully shallow and ill-disciplined man, emotionally handicapped by obscene privilege and cognitively crippled by white American chauvinism. By pushing Trump into a corner and demanding that he display his most bellicose self, or be ceaselessly mocked as a “puppet” and minion of Russia, a lesser power, the War Party and its media and clandestine services have created a perfect storm of mayhem that may consume us all.— Glen Ford, Editor in Chief, Black Agenda Report
This is the course Russia is deciding already. When Putin said, “you didn`t listen then, well listen now”… is precisely a synthesis of everything the scoundrels have been begging for, minus their ignorant, vile populace. Fact is, Putin has the same thoughts as Peter Koenig, however the Russian military has in the short term future, decided for him.
Thank you Peter.
Peter, an excellent analysis and advice. If only Putin & Lavrov would read this & take it to heart. In a similar, Paul Craig Roberts recently wrote an excellent article here about the Syrian situation, in which he gave similar advice to Russia in the form of a question: “What if the Russian government simply told Washington: “If you or your terrorist mercenaries attack Syrian forces, we will eliminate your presence in the Middle East and Israel.” In other words, between what you say & what PCR says, it is high time Russia starts to be more assertive & sticks… Read more »