You post anti-American trash all the time. Why are you different? Regarding the Crimea, you have no idea of history. The Crimea was a part of Russia for hundreds of years until the late 1950's when Kruschev, (himself a Ukrainian) just sort of gifted it to Ukraine. The population of Crimea is about 70% ethnic Russian who wanted to be part of Russia, as they have been for centuries. To a lesser degree, the same can be said for Donetsk. The rest of the country in Ukrainian, but has constantly threatened war with Russia. At least in the matter of the Crimea, the Russians have a pretty good case, once more...... reclaiming Crimea, which overwhelmingly supported the action, since the population is overwhelmingly Russian, and until Kruschev's inexplicable action about 50 years ago, was a PART of Russia. At any rate, this is none of our business. We need to pay attention to our own borders, not those of Russia.

Maybe Trump knows that Putin keeps his word and the US doesn't.

In 1990 the US promised Russia that NATO would not expand into eastern Europe if Russia agreed to German reunification. The US and NATO has broke this promise. The US obviously does not respect international pacts. Who made the first aggressive move in the Ukraine? The US did when it instigated and financed the coupe that overthrew Ukraine's pro-Russian democratically elected president and installed its own pro-western puppet.

Hopefully Trump will limit future NATO presence and make members pay their own way.

Sound advice! That said, I always read Kira's post because in a sea of minnows she appears to be a shark. She is articulating and advocating for a more educated approach to the Mid East situation. By more educated I mean exposed to information which has not been sanitized and filtered to protect the domestic criminals running our government.

At some point it has to become obvious that we Americans are involved in too many of the wars, skirmishes and conflicts all over the globe. South America, the Mid East and the China Sea. It is long past being difficult to believe we were justified in all of these conflicts. In the Syrian situation we are in the position of arming, training and supporting a group (ISIS) we are fighting. How is this in any way supporting Democracy particularly when we don't have a Democracy as our own form of government?

It is time to examine our own house and get out of the war fomenting false flag business. Our CIA needs to be brought to heel, their agenda is unknown and with unlimited access to unaccountable funds they are a menace to world peace.

Sound advice! That said, I always read Kira's post because in a sea of minnows she appears to be a shark. She is articulating and advocating for a more educated approach to the Mid East situation. By more educated I mean exposed to information which has not been sanitized and filtered to protect the domestic criminals running our government.

At some point it has to become obvious that we Americans are involved in too many of the wars, skirmishes and conflicts all over the globe. South America, the Mid East and the China Sea. It is long past being difficult to believe we were justified in all of these conflicts. In the Syrian situation we are in the position of arming, training and supporting a group (ISIS) we are fighting. How is this in any way supporting Democracy particularly when we don't have a Democracy as our own form of government?

It is time to examine our own house and get out of the war fomenting false flag business. Our CIA needs to be brought to heel, their agenda is unknown and with unlimited access to unaccountable funds they are a menace to world peace.

Her words: "Russia and the Russian people are taking the brunt of the war against terrorists." A boldfaced lie! They are fighting for the dictator Assad and threatening to shoot down American aircraft defending the rebels. They have stolen the Crimea from the Ukraine and threaten to forcibly annex the rest of that country. They threatened the United States with war if Hillary was elected. Russia is not our friend. Kiraseer's friend, but not our country. She is a clear and present danger to our national security, if not a traitor for what she has written. And Trump better reconsider who he admires and calls friend.

Future wars are going to be cyber and financial...The easiest way to take them down as we're seeing now...

Paid mercenaries?? Yet we pay how many billions to go in and rebuild countries that have asked for our help and that's ok?? I say rebuild your own countries, maybe another way to deter wars??

If it's good for America to be paid do you think other nations would jump on that band wagon wanting the same courtesy and could that then become a deterrent to " wars" if everyone had to then pay for help??
We pay way too much now not only financially but in the needless loss of life...

Let em fight their own battles that way we're not footing the bill and they won't find it so easy to start wars.???

Did our men sign up or pledge their alliance to any of the garbage going on in the Middle East?? No, they signed up to defend our country without question...The problem is we never knowv" why" we are really going to war or into these "conflicts"...

The propaganda staggering anymore..What do we believe??? It sure isn't media.....

Sorry, but do you have dementia? Obviously I read her thread. I will speak slowly and loudly now. (Sorry, just a joke. I look very old and get that response from most millennial clerks.) Her motivation is the "why"? Russia is still very clearly our enemy and has proven itself to be with Assad and the Ukraine an enemy of freedom. In two posts she applauds Russia, as if the country is a defender of liberty instead of its proven enemy. Why post favorably for Russia? Nothing in either of her threads praising Russia had anything praiseworthy. Why side with our enemy is the question?

Just as obama is not a good measure for all Americans, President Putin is not a good measure of all Russians. I do not know the man but I do know many Russians and have spent many pleasant days in Russia. Having the advantage of speaking Russian.... they did not know I was American so I have no doubt they were honest with me when the subject of America and our politics intruded into conversations. I can not name one Russian that thinks badly about us, the citizens. However, there is much hatred of Killary and obama. They did not soften their words when they referenced obama as a monkey without backbone. They thundered their comment as they physically pounded table tops in a manner they call "bychit" or behaving as a bull. This is how you can tell if they are serious and not just jerking your leg. Killary... well they said she is a "dog" with no class among other less friendly phrases. And yes, President Putin has a bad history and may be worse than I know... however, you can not blame the average Russian for what he has done or his past employment. Would it be fair to judge you by the criminals in jail or the snowflakes now fainting at every decision President-elect Trump makes?? Yes, the Russians are angry over the murder of their ambassador.... just as we were angered over the beheading of Steven Sotlof... both acts were reprehensible! So call me a traitor for having Russian friends or being emphatic with them while they mourn their loss, it it suits you. But, as you do recall that I served my country honorably, I will defend her against all enemies, and I am blessed to be born in this great nation!

Her words: "Russia and the Russian people are taking the brunt of the war against terrorists." A boldfaced lie! They are fighting for the dictator Assad and threatening to shoot down American aircraft defending the rebels. They have stolen the Crimea from the Ukraine and threaten to forcibly annex the rest of that country. They threatened the United States with war if Hillary was elected. Russia is not our friend. Kiraseer's friend, but not our country. She is a clear and present danger to our national security, if not a traitor for what she has written. And Trump better reconsider who he admires and calls friend.

Just as obama is not a good measure for all Americans, President Putin is not a good measure of all Russians. I do not know the man but I do know many Russians and have spent many pleasant days in Russia. Having the advantage of speaking Russian.... they did not know I was American so I have no doubt they were honest with me when the subject of America and our politics intruded into conversations. I can not name one Russian that thinks badly about us, the citizens. However, there is much hatred of Killary and obama. They did not soften their words when they referenced obama as a monkey without backbone. They thundered their comment as they physically pounded table tops in a manner they call "bychit" or behaving as a bull. This is how you can tell if they are serious and not just jerking your leg. Killary... well they said she is a "dog" with no class among other less friendly phrases. And yes, President Putin has a bad history and may be worse than I know... however, you can not blame the average Russian for what he has done or his past employment. Would it be fair to judge you by the criminals in jail or the snowflakes now fainting at every decision President-elect Trump makes?? Yes, the Russians are angry over the murder of their ambassador.... just as we were angered over the beheading of Steven Sotlof... both acts were reprehensible! So call me a traitor for having Russian friends or being emphatic with them while they mourn their loss, it it suits you. But, as you do recall that I served my country honorably, I will defend her against all enemies, and I am blessed to be born in this great nation!