Neat V. Putin move to stand and deliver beside Hugo Chavez, the boss of the Axis of Good. The Kremlin moves to crack open the Monroe Doctrine even as the Obama administration continues its affection for Saakashvili at Tbilisi. The Great Game makes the leap into the Western Hemisphere. What suits Putin for now is to make the chess move. Red Knight to Caracas. Big news in Macau, too. Recall that handshake with Chavez in the first months of the Obama administration? POTUS does not have a hand free to counter the bishop.
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us diplomatic efforts to get russian help on anything are delusional.
the russians learn chess in the cradle. kgb learn it in the womb.
"keep barry talking til we're out the gate - we've almost emptied the vault."
but putin seeks allies vs ... china imo
siberia is big and empty and resource rich and driving distance from beijing.
connect the dots.
china/iran
china/pakistan
china/south america
china/india
russia/iran
russia/caracas
russia/india/pakistan
washington is hitting the ball against a wall wondering when the other players will show.
Putin plays chess. POTUS plays hoops. POTUS does not understand chess. Putin plays against himself - while POTUS dribbles.
A Cuban Missile (style) Crisis would cause hardly a ripple at this White House; neither would Iran becoming a nuclear power, nor would a N. Korean sub taking out a S. Korean ship. POTUS knows enough to keep quiet. The press will oblige.
China takes Taiwan, Bangladesh, Lanka, Pakistan and Africa. Putin takes the Caucasus; Central and S. America. If nobody says anything, it didn't happen. POTUS can continue dribbling.
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The comparison of chess and basketball as leisuretime pursuits is a good one... it displays a clear lack of interest in strategic thinking on the part of Mr. Yes We Can. Well done Koelliker. The person in the White House who seems to show the greatest strategic orientation is unreachable because she's busy plowing under the Rose Garden in order to plant vegetables the kitchen staff has never heard of before.