Vladimir Putin is the south end of a north-bound Appaloosa. What he is doing in Ukraine thoroughly disgusts me because I hate thugs. A pox on Putin.
But…I think America needs him. Graciously grant me an audience, and if you disagree, you’ll still have all my respect. But hear me out.
I certainly opposed the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But I kinda understand why Putin would want to do it. Maybe he thinks Ukraine belongs to Russia (it has before), or perhaps he didn’t want Ukraine to join NATO and have that organization on his border (I have no clue why that should scare him). Or maybe he did it just because he’s a prick. If he is worried NATO might invade Russia, then he isn’t very smart. That package of Oscar Meyers is afraid of an 18-year-old girl. But whyever Putin did it, I think it was crummy to illegally cross some other country’s borders, without being asked, bringing in things that will kill lots of the local people. Joe Biden thinks that’s ok in his own country, but a nuclear war to anybody who does it to somebody else’s.
Understand Vlad or not, he did invade Ukraine, and everybody in Washington got into a tizzy over it. Why? Ukraine isn’t next to America, it isn’t even close. Ukraine provides nothing of any vital national concern to us, it doesn’t even provide Hunter Biden an income anymore (that I know of). Ukraine is a corrupt, one-party state whose leader is every bit as much of a prick as Vladimir Putin. Only politicians in Washington could concoct excuses to flush our money down a sewer like that. “Let them fight their wars.” (D. Trump)
So, what’s going on here? Why the fuss? Wars happen in Africa all the time and Joe and Mitch ignore those and don’t waste billions of American tax-payer dollars helping one prick fight another. Wars, and pricks who start them, are realpolitik. America has had to deal with them throughout our history; it can’t be avoided. Sometimes, we must hold our noses and make contracts with human scum because there is worse human scum out there than the scum we contracted with (Stalin, anyone?). It’s called “the world.” Accept it.
Russia is a considerable country that America should keep a wary eye on. However, Putin and Russia aren’t the major world threat right now. Putinville is mainly a concern because they have a big pile of nuclear weapons. And lots of resources. And lots of pricks. That is always disquieting, as in, what are all those pricks going to do with all that stuff they own?
And because Putin has that stockpile of nukes, it might be a reasonably good idea to at least try to stay on speaking terms with the guy. But what did Biden do? He got involved in Vlad’s war, against Vlad, a war where America has absolutely no essential national interest.
Making Vlad mad at us.
And driving him straight into the arms of Xi Jinping.
Brilliant diplomacy, Sherlock Biden.
Yes, Biden needed to distract Americans from his catastrophic policies. And he’s probably still sore at Vlad because he thinks Putin helped Trump win in 2016. But that isn’t worth a nuclear war.
I confess, I’m a China phobe, and that country scares me a whole lot more than Russia does. I lived there, and I can guarantee you that the Chinese are serious about ruling as much of this planet as they can get their thieving, murderous hands on. They aren’t playing transgender tiddly-winks, folks, and communists everywhere have proven they will kill anybody who gets in their way, even their people.
Three major world powers exist today: America, China, and Russia. The Chinese hate us, they envy us, and they think it is their racial right to replace us as the number one power on earth. They are single-minded in their determination to do just that. Russia is strong, but not in our or China’s class. But still…worth cultivating, if only because Russia is on China’s doorstep. Vlad isn’t stupid. Because of China’s proximity, Putin might be amenable to building stronger relations with America and the West. Virtually empty, resource-rich Siberia is due north of China. And China knows it. So does Vlad. At least a measure of affability with Putin could give us a 2-to-1 world power advantage. That isn’t hay. If a major war broke out, even Beijing would have to think about the Russians coming from the west and the Americans sailing in from the east. Fostering stronger ties with India—soon to be the most populous country in the world and no friend of China’s—would be wise, too. They could send hordes into China from the south. Bring Anzac, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan into the deal as well. In other words, surround China. They wouldn’t like it, but who gives a rotten fig what a bunch of slimeball communist thugs likes or don’t like? IT’S ALL THEY UNDERSTAND! China needs to see a wall, not a bunch of placating pansies. You can call that a “Cold War” if you wish, but it already exists. But our glorious leaders would rather play ostrich until it’s too late and we are buried beneath another Mongolian horde (grant me the allusion, please). Vlad knows all about Mongolian hordes. Biden wouldn’t know one if one bit him on the butt.
But, our Bozo-in-Chief made it 2 to 1 all right—against us. For what? Ukraine? Sigh.
I think this is realpolitik here. You have to deal with, and sometimes even befriend, people you wouldn’t want to date your daughter. It’s just the way the world, which is not a utopia and never will be, works. Putin’s a prick, but I would like him on our side against the real danger, Communist China. But Joe doesn’t want to bite the hand that feeds his family.
That, and Ukraine, are more important than the well-being of Americans.
I’m out of space. More on this later. I may not know much, but Biden is clueless.
Mark Lewis is a native Texan currently living in Thailand. His first book, Whitewater, a western novel, was recently published and is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Eliva.com. His second book, River Bend, will be out soon. And check out his new blog at thailandlewis.blogspot.com.
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