Russia moving in under the pretense of ridding the region of ISIS is like the Mafia moving to your neighborhood under the pretense of moving out a violent street gang, then setting up a permanent base there to do Mob “business”.
Russia will grow wealthier, more powerful, more aggressive in their overall expansionist agenda (Eastern Europe, eventually elsewhere), and much more of a threat to the US and its allies throughout the region and the world.
Sure it’s great IF they actually do get rid of ISIS (we shall see). But having a country like Russia step in and gain such huge strategic advantage over the US and its allies is nothing we should be cheering about.
If Obama was serious about wanting to take out ISIS, which I don’t believe he ever was—I think him and Putin are actually in cahoots on this whole thing despite his and Kerry’s public moans and groans about it, it might not ever have come to this. But then Russia would likely have come up with some other rationale or excuse for moving into Syria and taking control of it, and ultimately the entire Middle East. Makes me wonder if ISIS was a KGB-like invention of the Russians, created to give them cover for expanding.
Putin has stated that he believes the demise of the (mass-murdering, communist [my words]) Soviet Union was the "worst geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century". He has also said he thinks Stalin deserves to have statues in his honor. He clearly seeks to restore the old Soviet Union, or something not too far different from it.
> Russia moving in under the pretense of ridding the region of ISIS is like the Mafia moving to your neighborhood under the pretense of moving out a violent street gang, then setting up a permanent base there to do Mob “business”.
30 years ago the Mafia did move into my neighborhood and eliminated the gangs and local crime. They were very good neighbors and took care of things. The neighborhood was quite, reserved, clean and safe.
> Russia moving in under the pretense of ridding the region of ISIS is like the Mafia moving to your neighborhood under the pretense of moving out a violent street gang, then setting up a permanent base there to do Mob “business”.
30 years ago the Mafia did move into my neighborhood and eliminated the gangs and local crime. They were very good neighbors and took care of things. The neighborhood was quiet, reserved, clean and safe.
I’ve been pulling for Sen Cruz since the beginning.
What he needs is money. He is one of the very few politicians that I have sent money to in a very long time.
All like-minded Freepers should do the same.
I believe Sen. Cruz is the closest thing to President Reagan that I have seen in a very long time.
If I have to vote for Trump, I will—but not very enthusiastically
it’s not just ISIS. A semi-secular dictator who’s historically protected Christians is better than another Muslim Brotherhood government.
The tide is finally rightly shifting to Putin and your personnel nauseating chicken little attacks on him are overwhelmingly being ignored.
Now we have Peggy Noonan's latest article with a imo favorable impression of him on the Rose show. A timely must read.