>>>...a policy that diagnosed Vladimir Putin not as a dangerous foe of the U.S. but as a misunderstood statesman who had been alienated by Republican policies inspired by Ronald Reagan.
Reagan hasn’t been president for 17 years, and yet Obama wants to blame relations with Putin on him and those who thought his policies were right.<<<
Another Obamao hogwash.
US-Russian relations were historically better under Republican administrations.
One can say Reagan presidency was an exception from the Russian perspective but it is objectively wrong.
It was actually Carter who started to back muslim extremists against Russia in stans, it was Clinton who inspired and backed failed social, economic reforms in Russia and backed muslim revolt inside Russia, bombed Russian allies in Europe and it is Obama, attacking religious and cultural values in Russia and it’s economic interests elsewhere nowadays.
Republicans and Russians are vocal opponents against each other, but they are able to communicate and resolve matters in a manner favorable by both parties.
Reagan and Gorby has liberated Europe at the time. Russia has clearly benefited too losing communist power and removing toxic assets in form of a number socialist welfare states. Bush got no opposition and actually a lot of support from Russia in a war on terror etc.
I agree with your thoughts on this. Appreciate the mention. Good take on it...
“US-Russian relations were historically better under Republican administrations.”
Reagan stood up to them and wasn’t afraid to walk away from a bad deal. Reagan also wasn’t afraid to walk through Red Square with the Russian leader and show genuine friendship based on respect.
Obama only goes there and acts like a child. And his only agenda is to advocate the spread of homosexuality.
Russia is building a foreign police based upon its own interests coming first. They are not naturally our enemy. The greatest failure of our foreign policy is to do everything we can to continue the cold war, advocate for NATO and the EU expanding.
Russians I know feel like they have undergone deep order changes in their nation since 1991. Every leader here seems stuck in 1981.
And the biggest issue we push is homosexuality and anything the EU wants.