Trying to hustle the bear ...

 

Obama was on the tube today from China.  Among his various statements was a description of his and Kerry's efforts to get Russia and the Syrian government to agree to a permanent cease fire that would enable the unicorn/jihadi allies of the US in Syria to refit and re-supply without having the Russian Aerospace Forces bombing the bejayzus out of them while they try to do so.  This was tried once before and the ploy gave the jihadi/unicorns some "slack," enough that they were able to bring in reinforcements through Turkey to enable the rebel resurgence at SW Aleppo.  Sooo, it worked once.  Why not try it again?  the Rooshians don't seem keen.  I wonder why?  Maybe this time they can be persuaded to just give up once and for all.  OTOH, perhaps desperation founded in the rebels present degenerating situation is leading to a genuine Obama willingness to compromise on an outcome.  I will think about that and write again. 

This continuing effort on the part of the Obama/Kerry/NSC/State branch of the Borg is evidence of the persistence of the belief among such people that diplomatic BS unsupported by reality is as weighty as hard fighting armored troops or air power.  Remarkable!  I do not include the broadcast MSM in the list of Borgists and hangers-on because they have no real thoughts.  They are simply meme-sucking propagandists.

I see in the Post today that Jimmy the Clap is leading a search for evidence that Russia is fixing to run the US influence machine and our elections.  Ho Hum.  Dana Priest is in charge of this at the Post.  She hasn't exposed anything lately.  Maybe this will work and you never know ... Pulitzer maybe?  Do you think maybe Clapper's office put her on to this?  Unlike Flynn I have been careful to have nothing to do with Russia and its media but I have looked at some Russian "art" online and I do like good Boeuf Stroganov, so I guess I am at risk.  pl         

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/obama-putin-seek-to-salvage-syria-talks-227729

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-still-trying-for-a-syria-ceasefire-deal-with-russia/2016/09/05/c56d710a-72ec-11e6-9781-49e591781754_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-more-top-stories_no-name%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/intelligence-community-investigating-covert-russian-influence-operations-in-the-united-states/2016/09/04/aec27fa0-7156-11e6-8533-6b0b0ded0253_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_russiaelections-6am-1%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

Comments

[LeaNder]

Sorry, if I do not follow the Guardian link, admittedly I got slightly hesitant about it more recently. But maybe you can tell me what happened here. Source Pat's first AP link:

"As the president was greeted by his Chinese hosts, Obama's aides and journalists accompanying the president clashed with a Chinese official as they tried to watch the ceremony."

[LeaNder]

A relationship once uttered a sentence, I probably will never forget. He by the way worked for CNN. If the didn't feel like going somewhere for close hand reports, they simply reported: there is shooting in the mountains.

Humans that they are, never mind the former's Vietnam experience, which may in fact have inspired the decision above to not take a closer look, they (he and a colleague from the business) also had a lot of anecdotes about colleagues who supposedly reported from the war front.

[LeaNder]

I wish I could get their apparently quite exquisite herb mixtures (once had this sensual impression). ;)

Recently saw a shop over here, unfortunately it doesn't seem to have made it. ...

[LeaNder]

I thought about that. Never mind his former kissing hand event in Riyadh.

Over here the head of the European union made it into a TV kissing cheeks event, I seem to deeply dislike, more personally. ;)

[LeaNder]

sorry, i'll definitively shut up for a while. No smilie, added.

[crf]

You are completely right. Also I have noted (in some postings in the open threads) the draining of US influence in the East. Obama said he would "pivot" to Asia, which would be a very smart thing to do. Malaysia's a basket case (of their own making), but the US has ignored its relations with that country for decades, largely for petty reasons. Influence in that region would have helped avoid the Saudi's corrupting that country's core. And now if nothing is done, Indonesia is surely on course to be sacrificed (again for petty reasons).

All the political attention has been on getting some large hunks of Ukraine, and stirring the pot in the middle east. No attention has been paid to maintaining relations with countries in the Pacific, even though such a huge price was paid for peace only a few generations ago.

[Tyler]

So, who just bought themselves a polonium enema?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3776086/Vladimir-Putin-s-official-car-involved-head-crash-Moscow-killed-Russian-president-s-favourite-chauffeur.html

Car jumped the median to plant itself into Putin's car, but he wasn't there. Killed his chauffeur instead.

[irf520]

Possible assassination attempt on Putin?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3776086/Vladimir-Putin-s-official-car-involved-head-crash-Moscow-killed-Russian-president-s-favourite-chauffeur.html