Living On the Diagonal

THE WEST CAN STILL PLACE “PUTIN’S GAMBIT” IN CHECK  BY GRANTING UKRAINE STATUS AS A MEMBER OF NATO   2014 Russian Incursion un the Crimea It will be a strategy that NATO will deem as over-reaching, naïve and dangerous but will put Putin and Russia in check. NATO must expedite Ukraine's  application to join the western alliance  and put on a path to full membership. NATO could grant Ukraine as an affiliate member while approval is pending they offer military assistance as an affiliate member. A move to grant Ukraine emergency status and place under the umbrella of military protection in support of a legitimate sovereign nation. Sorry, President Putin all of your claims and demands are now rote. There is little doubt that the original members will deem this move as “unfeasible” and a risk they are not willing to take. History will record the action unprecedented and controversial in the Post-Cold War era. However, these are not ordinary times and Russia’s aggre...

MORE THINGS DONALD TRUMP THE PROOF IS IN THE PUTIN’ On Monday, July 16, 2018 if you viewed the live television feed regardless of network the Trump/Putin Helsinki Summit press conference, as a viewer you have access to the raw data to form your opinion to an unprecedented historic event.    The immediate and overwhelming reaction of Congress, White House and Intelligence agencies came to a consensus. This was an absolute failure of a U.S. President to stand, defend our democratic process. With Vladimir Putin standing to his left, Trump accepted his denial of election “meddling” and refused to issue any form of a reprimand or an ultimatum to Russia. As the week progressed, the networks dissected every word, facial expression and body language of both world leaders. And, as if you did not notice certain segments of the press conference and the Trump walk back (would versus wouldn’t) have aired as in a continuous loop on your wide screen. However, there ar...