US/NATO War on Russia

[Peter Lemkin]

I think both 'sides' are playing this wrong/cynically and for their own geostrategic interests [not for the interests of the affected people]. Russia is making an illogical claim that 'Russians' needing its protection will be militarily protected - with these 'Russians' defined as those who speak Russian as opposed to ethnic Russians [the second having some validity - the first NONE!]....it would be like the US/UK/OZ saying they'd militarily intervene to respond to the request of any English-speakers requesting help. During the Soviet period, most [not all] learned and used Russian as their primary language, no matter what their ethnicity or regional affiliation. Language doesn't define a national group, although a national group usually shares a language. This whole thing is messed up beyond belief. No 'good guys' on either side, IMHO. Both sides doing provocations and cruising for bruising - lets only hope it won't be a nuclear one! There are many bad side outcomes to this...just one [minor] one is if Russia cuts off cooperation on the International Space Station, the US will have no rockets to resupply the station. The range is endless - from currency wars to real hot wars - and everything in between. On the West, this seems driven by the military and neocons; Can't tell what groupings are driving this on the Russian side, but Putin has made it clear he thinks the dismemberment of the USSR was a mistake and would like to see it re-assembled in an economic block, if not a political confederation. NATO and the USA would like to 'finish' destroying the remnants of the USSR, then move on to China and a few others.....to perfect their 'empire'. Total madness all around. One can easily find one side committing more egregious acts at any place and time, but nowhere is sanity prevailing or growing. IMHO. ::