This is an incredibly powerful paragraph. I wonder if when George Bush looks at the cover of Time Magazine and stares into the eyes of Vladimir Putin, he still says, "ah, those trusting eyes of Vlad."

The U.S. is getting completely outplayed at the chess table and its leaders don't have a clue.

FYI, I found this article thanks to this clip that was posted earlier by rmowery. I highly recommend reading the entire article.

great article

seriously agree with the author's insight.communist like a nightmare dwelt in the world.

Oh, how I long for the days of mutual assure destruction. Simpler times.

Definitely a serious point to ponder.
I see what they mean.
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Oh, how I long for the days of mutual assure destruction. Simpler times.

More truth there than jest.

The U.S. is getting completely outplayed at the chess table and its leaders don't have a clue.

Have they always been such idiots? I can't imagine they were.
But they damn sure are now. (And that includes the ones on the pedestals of both fringes.
This is truly a non-partisan issue.

Love the clip e .
Polysci is my background and I will go on record saying this:China is the dog we gotta watch for not Russia.
Democracy has been dead for years because no real democracy would have kept Bush in this long.

Follow the money.Holds true for crime and politics.
Do a little checking on the top 10 richest companies in the world.Then the board of directors.Let me know.

Indeed Eric. Powerful and true.