In Defence of NATO - 2nd Term Blues

Telegraph: Reports the following from the Baltic States, " US to deploy around 200 special forces and support staff to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as part of efforts to reassure allies in the region in the wake of Russian threat "

Lets Get Real:

The Russian Bear has woken from its two decade hibernation and its claws are out, if your the Baltic States your worried that your the next target for Putin and his Russian Forces.   The Oval after its failure in Syria has to be seen to support a NATO ally, thus the Russians might find that by taking over the Crimea and being a threat to East Ukraine the West gets closer to the borders of Russia.   The NEW Cold War has started, the West has to be on its guard, someone like Putin will try for more land, either in East Ukraine, Poland or the Baltic States.   They intelligence networks of the West have to see Russia as a new threat, in some respects more of a threat than past terror threats, Russia is a nuclear armed power, but a failing State, minus it gas its structure is falling apart, the Russian people have allowed themselves to be conned by Putin, that kind of thing does not end well for any one, history is full of such conmen. 

Democrats Divided on Benghazi - 2nd Term Blues

CNN - Politics: Reports the following from Capital Hill, " House Democrats remained undecided Friday on whether they would join a select committee created by majority Republicans to investigate the Benghazi terror attack."

Lets Get Real: 

The Democrats on the Hill just want to stall or ruin the investigation, their sole aim is to defend President Obama and the prospective 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton, the Republicans should be firm, either the Demos are in at the start or they are out, no coming in half way through.  They have to play an active part, if only one Dem turns up that should be rejected.   This is Chicago hardball politics, the Democrats do not get to chose the formation of the Committee or how it runs.  If they wanted that they should have retaken the House in 2012.  The Republicans will face stalling tactics from the White House and the State Department, its trench warfare and its about getting at the TRUTH. 

Benghazi Scandal and the Democrats - 2nd Term Blues

Guardian: Report that House Democrats will decide Friday if they are going to take part in the Benghazi House Select Committee investigation.

Lets Get Real: 

It could be this blogger's age but it seems that the Benghazi scandal has had more investigations than Watergate, Iran - Contra and Bill Clinton's affair.   The reason  this blog supports another investigation is the FACT that the Obama Administration has lied through out the process, first it was the video, then it was the idea of the CIA, then when a White House email comes out that shows that the push for the video came from the White House, the new spin is that it was ages ago and it was a structural problem.  The White House would get a pass from this blog if it just came out and said that due to the Presidential Election in 2012 the Staff allowed politics to play a part, find someone willing to take the political blame, if possible someone who has left and has nothing to lose in career terms, then move on, otherwise this investigation could hurt the chances of Hillary Clinton in 2016. 

Putin SLAPS Obama - 2nd Term Blues

BBC News: Reports the following from the Crimea, " President Vladimir Putin is making his first visit to Crimea since Russia annexed it from Ukraine in March. "

Lets Get Real:

It does seem that President Putin is following the Hitler guidebook on taking over land and then getting good spin, a grand visit to the Crimea, this is another slap in the face to President Obama, it shows that the West is dealing with another Hitler in the making if the West does not stand firm.   As Russian troops have not moved from the border with the Ukraine, one can assume that Putin is waiting for a perfect chance to invade.  One can postulate that Putin has not taken action so far due the fact that Russians are a minority in the East of the Ukraine, and he does not want another Afghanistan, Putin is going to be a problem, as was Hitler. 

Why Putin ACTED today on East Ukraine Vote - Ukraine Crisis Latest

Telegraph:  Reports the following on the reason for Putin's change of mind on an Independence vote in the East of the Ukraine, " Four days before the plebiscite, basic issues were still unresolved, including the location of polling stations....By stepping in, Mr Putin might have saved his allies from a fiasco."

Lets Get Real:

Thus we have the above reason that Putin changed his mind on a vote in the East, his Allies could not fix even to place for polling stations, also as the article notes the Army of Ukraine is having problems in holding areas they have taken back, they storm, take pictures then retreat, then the Russian protesters come back, a Mexican stand off in many ways.   The Kiev Government has to fight hard and keep places it takes back from the Russian protesters, very much like the US faced in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Kiev forces can not win one minute and then give back the areas it has just won back to the Russian protesters, the troops have to stay and fight, its about winning at the end of the day. 

What is the political strategy of KGB Putin - Ukraine Latest

Guardian: Reports in its 5.28pm post the following from the US, " The White House has uttered its first responses to Putin, saying there is no evidence to date that Russia has withdrawn its troops from the border with Ukraine. On the referendum, the White House says it should be cancelled not just postponed. "

Lets Get Real:

It an odd thing to do, lie when that lie can be checked within minutes by NATO, what is Putin's plan, he says that Russian troops have withdrawn from the border between the Ukraine and Russia and calls for the Russian protesters to postpone any vote to join Russia, one has to ask what is going on, are the sanctions working on his rich friends, he has gotten fed up with the negative Western press coverage, it this all a FAINT before an invasion.   Of course Putin could have gone mad and can no longer tell the difference between his own spin and the truth, it does happen even to Western leaders, look no further than Obama, time will tell the truth. 

The Republican Establishment vs. The Tea Party - US Mid Terms

BBC News: Reports the following from the US, " A North Carolina Senate candidate backed by the Republican Party establishment has won the party's nomination to face Democratic Senator Kay Hagan in the November election. "

Lets Get Real: 

It seems that the Republican Party is serious about winning the Senate is this election cycle, it is great if you have a candidate with whom you agree 100% with on the issues, but its better to have a candidate with whom you agree 80% and can win State wide, the Republicans have blown chances to win the Senate in 2010 and 2012 because their candidates had flaws that the liberal media could jump on and state that these candidates were not part of the mainstream of US politics, the left love to decide what is mainstream, in this they are helped by the liberal elite in the liberal news and papers.   Time for the Republicans to get serious, time to lead ,time to take the Senate.