Re: You want to play hardball?
"You may not like what you hear, that doesn't make it false though."
It's a superficial account that doesn't really hold up to deeper scrutiny (no mention of the Budapest memorandum, interferrence in Belarus, the Balkans, etc, as far as I'm aware, no analysis of why Russia fears a defensive alliance, in essence no analysis of the Russian actions and motivations, etc), and hasn't really aged well in the intervening 5 years. The dismissal of comparisons between Putin and Hitler as "laughable" is in and of itself laughable - both are authoritarian leaders who weaseled into ultimate power via constitutional manipulationfrom lower positions, invaded based on false flag operations (Chechen bombings), controlled the media, elimiated opposition, etc - clearly enough similarities to allow a prima facia comparison. He is, however, correct on the West's willingness to engage in regime change being a problem.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
