tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post299757860137780836..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: FascinatingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-27082925889047391622014-03-19T17:01:54.055+01:002014-03-19T17:01:54.055+01:00FWIW, from Mark ames in 2013 (original link is beh...FWIW, from Mark ames in 2013 (original link is behind a paywall) :<br />http://www.balloon-juice.com/2013/09/09/long-read-the-warmongers-behind-the-curtain/<br /><br />or<br /><br />http://www.phillyimc.org/en/q-putin-really-planning-bomb-saudi-arabia<br /><br />Assuming the 2008 Cheney intent to actually try and stop the Russians by force (in that scenario thanksfully squashed by cooler heads) was true, I can't help but to think that some fragile minds are *actually* believing their own propaganda... If your worldview is that your armed forces are the "best trained ever", "most powerful fighting force in the History of the world", etc, etc..., then, you surely have no much qualms about putting that magnificent tool to use... <br />In that case, I can almost imagine the army higher ups going something like "Are you crazy? This is something we only tell to the civilians, and to the congress, for our budget!!!" Kevin Bergernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-31654917686032252462014-03-18T22:16:04.468+01:002014-03-18T22:16:04.468+01:00It needs a show of peace in order to prepare for a...It needs a show of peace in order to prepare for an "inevitable" nasty war. The issue is not yet over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-6267837752577507902014-03-18T17:04:55.499+01:002014-03-18T17:04:55.499+01:00Well, the Crimean conflict has the prospect of a n...Well, the Crimean conflict has the prospect of a nasty old school war. It features a well established peer enemy, and even has locations known from history of warfare (even americans know WW2 was fought in foreign nations), so it's no surprise it takes the haws a bit of a run to get their courage up. <br /><br />But on the other hand Putin really is so WELL suited for being a villain, being ex-kgb, authoritative, corrupt AND russian! You cannot expect the american talking heads to keep away from that juicy combination for long, even if it is a nuclear power they rave against. And in their defense, they are probably being humbler than the Russian tv.Rettawnoreply@blogger.com