Sarah Palin's infamous remark, "I can see Russia!" from the Alaskan shores drew mirth and scorn for her dumb-as-shit comment. However, this morning as I sat in contemplation, it did occur to me that the Russian empire stretches around the globe.
While it appears to loom largest as a power broker in Eastern Europe (note invasion of the Ukraine), in fact this vast land does circumnavigate the earth to sit quite close to the United States...if you include Alaska, technically a state in the USA even if it does belong to the Eskimos in spirit.
So, for all of us who live in California and enjoy wonderful weather and the bounty of harvests, beware. China, Russia, and even little North Korea have long arms that can either embrace us with good will or wrap themselves around us like a deadly python that will squeeze the air out of us.
Bearing all this in mind, wouldn't peaceful, productive, reconciliatory policies serve for the benefit of all?
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Carmen Scherubel-Valentine has left a new comment on your post "I Can See Russia":
In a perfect world...
North Korea wants to land a nuke on us. We can't just sit by and let that happen.
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Of course defense of our lands is a top priority, but my blog suggests that there are many ways ameliorate threats that don't involve the use of lethal military force.
While it appears to loom largest as a power broker in Eastern Europe (note invasion of the Ukraine), in fact this vast land does circumnavigate the earth to sit quite close to the United States...if you include Alaska, technically a state in the USA even if it does belong to the Eskimos in spirit.
So, for all of us who live in California and enjoy wonderful weather and the bounty of harvests, beware. China, Russia, and even little North Korea have long arms that can either embrace us with good will or wrap themselves around us like a deadly python that will squeeze the air out of us.
Bearing all this in mind, wouldn't peaceful, productive, reconciliatory policies serve for the benefit of all?
COMMENTS FROM READERS
Carmen Scherubel-Valentine has left a new comment on your post "I Can See Russia":
In a perfect world...
North Korea wants to land a nuke on us. We can't just sit by and let that happen.
REPLY
Of course defense of our lands is a top priority, but my blog suggests that there are many ways ameliorate threats that don't involve the use of lethal military force.
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