Wednesday, October 27, 2010

The OLD NEW Great Game - West and Russia and Afghanistan

Fox News: Reports that Russia could become an active partner in the NATO war in Afghanistan from the training of Afghan Security Forces to allowing NATO to use Russian soil for the transfer of military equipment. One has to wonder sometimes what goes on in the mind of the political and military elite, how are the Afghans expected to react, they will think this the West and Russia playing a new version of Great Game with Afghanistan as pawns of the American Eagle and the Russia Bear. Also the price for Russia help will also to be high, if your Poland or the Czech Republic you must wonder if Obama is going to sell them out even further, force them to accept Russian troops, one has to wonder, Obama sold these countries out over missile defence and got nothing for it, the Russian Bear does not think much of weakness. If POTUS goes through with this plan he will face a backlash in Afghanistan from his Afghan Allies, they will think that they are being sold down the river to the Russians, it the terrorist insurgents will use the PR to show that there is no difference between the West and Russia. The Eastern Europe States will wonder who else Obama will sell out, also in the US Obama could face political counter attack from those who think that he bows and says sorry to much to the enemy of the US present or former. President Obama really wants to be a one term President, that can only be the reason for this foolish idea.
 

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