The Right Wing

Lately Russia has been in the news quite often - a Russian spy was just caught in NATO - leaving you scratching your head wondering what they are thinking.  Recent actions have shown a surge in aggressive actions and rhetoric along with glaringly shady behavior from the invasion of Georgia to proposed constitutional changes.  Medvedev, the President, claims to be in control but it is clear that Putin still runs the country from his Prime Minister post.  Putin is a former Russian KGB agent from the 1980’s when the Cold War still existed and Russia was still a communist country.  It has been said before, "Once KGB, Always KGB."  The notion that this man is a democratic, capitalism respecting leader is a joke to anyone with any knowledge of Cold War history.  As a known member of the KGB and the Communist Party the idea that the Russian people could support him seems absurd until you look at our own recent election of Barack Obama.  It is easy to fool the masses when they refuse to educate themselves.

With the many Marxist influences in Barack Obama’s life it scares me to think of how he will handle Russia during his Precidency.  Will he be sympathetic to Putin’s communist leanings or will he come off as JFK did to the Russians, weak? Only time will tell but it is quite amazing how far off the Cold War and the threat of communism seems to people despite the fact the Soviet Union dissolved only a mere 17 years ago.  To convince yourself that in those 17 years communist influences and supporters simply disappeared is extremely dangerous.

Lets make a quick list of just the recent red flags in Russia’s behavior:

1. Russia objects to NATO expansion claiming it is intruding on their "sphere of influence."  This was a common Cold War term to describe the Soviet Union’s reach and influence over nearby countries.
2. Russia invades Georgia, a former member of the Soviet Union, with no excusable reason.
3. Russia claims the United States "engineered" the entire conflict.
4. Russia keeps troops in contested Georgian territories despite agreeing to withdraw.
5. Russia says it would be open to those terri tories joining Russia if they wanted.
6. Russia starts conduction military exercises with Venezuela and Hugo Chavez.
7. Russia signs military deals with Venezuela supplying them with aircraft and weapons.
8. Russian and Cuban leaders start visiting each other with the goal of "the development of ties." (Medvedev)
9. Russia and Cuba start collaborating in the "military-technical sphere." (Perez Roque)
10. Russia has strong trade ties, including militarily, with Iran.
11. Russia continues arms deals with China and collaborating on nuclear projects.
12. Russia objects to defensive missile shield in Poland, threatens to point offensive missiles at Poland or respond with military action.
13. Medvedev proposes constitutional change allowing 6 year Presidential terms and clearing the way for a Putin return to the Presidency for another 12 years effectively making him a 20 year ruler.
14. Putin wants to "hang [Georgian President] Saakhasvili by the balls."
15. Herman Simm is caught spying on NATO for Russia and passing them U.S. military secrets.

Those are not necessarily in order and just what I could think of off the top of my head.  That list alone, and the many quotes and specific actions I have forgotten are enough to make anyone see the possibility of Russia trying to obtain her former glory.  The alliances being made are very threatening considering China, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba are all avowed enemies of the U.S. or ruled by Communist regimes.  To make matters worse we have just elected a community organizer who admitted to seeking out Marxist friends in his own autobiography along with choosing a member of the Communist Party U.S.A (Frank Marshall Davis)as his mentor growing up in Hawaii.

We could be in for very scary times.