russia

Just a few days ago Russia invaded our ally and sovereign nation of Georgia. How quickly we forget, as I find it interesting that we are shocked that Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, or really ‘Dictator in Chief’ is behaving like the former soviet KGB agent he is. In what is a clearly a neo-soviet move, Russia is attempting to rebuild its empire, literally. Georgia is a pro western democracy and a good friend to the United States, and even a possible future member of NATO (something I hope we now fast track). I don’t think anyone can miss the message Mr. Putin is trying to send us. Those of you who are students of history may find the parallels to Germany circa 1938 so similar it almost defies belief, as the Russians are literally using the same exact strategy. Putin is taking the Hitler play book and following to the letter, and make no mistake Georgia is only the first. If we don’t stand against Russia now and remind them they lost the Cold War (World War 3 really), and that we will not tolerate our allies and peace loving democracies being conquered, it will be our freedom that will be threatened next. We must act now and not appease Russia the same way Germany was, otherwise we will find ourselves in the midst of a new vastly more serious Cold War, and one in which we’ll be starting off from a position of weakness.