Though weve seen other examples of the U.S. political/media elite losing its collective mind - particularly during the crazed run-up to war in Iraq in 2002-2003 and the near stampede into another war with Syria in 2013 - the frantic madness over Putin and Ukraine is arguably the most dangerous manifestation of this nutty Official Washington group think. Not only does Putin lead a powerful nation with a nuclear arsenal but his cooperation with President Obama on Syria and Iran have been important contributions toward tamping down the fires of what could become a wider regional war across the Middle East. Yet, it is perhaps Putins assistance in finding peaceful ways out of last years Syrian crisis as well as getting Iran to negotiate seriously over its nuclear program - rather than pressing for violent regime change in the two countries - that earned Putin the undying enmity of the neocons who still dominate Official Washington and influence its group think. Maybe that enmity explains part of the mysterious why behind the Ukraine crisis and the endless demonization of Putin.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 02:37:11 +0000
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