SHORT COMMUNICATION 384
Russia´s Pitiful President
By
Roger Behra
People who do
not live in Russia should thank their lucky stars every day of lives. It is the
most depressing place to live because of the leaders and the awful climate, but
mostly because of the ones who lead Russia and what Russia has to offer, which
is practically nothing. Under Russia´s current president, Vladimir Putin,
Russia is on the road to yesteryear. Russians deserve a much better fate.
The leaders of
Russia have never forgotten that they Cold War over thirty years ago, and now
under Putin, he would like to start another Cold War. You can hear the wheels
beginning to turn, and Putin demands it´s done his way.
Under Putin
Russia is now ignoring international law. That will certainly encourage Iran
and North Korea to do the same. That is going to dampen any world sympathy for
Russia. The United States and Europe have been cutting their defense budgets,
but that is going to come to a halt. In the U. S. and Europe more spending will
have to take place buying military hardware. Ignoring international law is a
monumental and grave mistake by Putin.
Now Russia has
to deal with sanctions, and that is going to badly effect Russia´s ability to
do successful banking, which they heavily depend on. Russia does not offer much
to the success of other countries. They only provide oil and weapons that end
up in the hands of terrorists. So, banking is very important to Russia, and the
sanctions will strongly be devoted to harming them.
Someone called
Putin a dimwit. Well, that seems to be an accurate assessment. A dimwit is a
stupid person, and Putin, who has been ignoring international law, has put
himself in the dimwit category. Since becoming president of Russia, he has Cold
War thinking rolling around in his head. Putin has been poking the U. S. in the
eye with a mix of Cold War-style tactics. However, Putin´s ignoring of
international law is serious, and any violation will bring consequences and
jeopardize world peace. Putin is just the kind of person who would risk that.
There is
strong doubt that Putin should even be Russia´s president. During the last
election in Russia there was strong indication suspicion that the election was
not honest and that Putin, somehow, was underhandedly declared the president.
Others
countries are watching Russia´s behavior during the Ukraine situation. Now that
Russia has ignored international law, other country will be inclined to do the
same, and that will be a serious situation. All the blame would be attributed
to Putin for his dimwitted thinking and actions, along with all the sanctions
that he caused to be placed on Russia. Putin is an absolute disadvantage being
Russia´s president. Putin is capable another Cold War. Everyone is waiting and
watching to see if the sanctions lead to another Cold War.
R. B.
3-25-14