tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post5878707504703519673..comments2024-03-27T09:44:59.329-04:00Comments on Free North Carolina: When is the World Going to Impose Sanctions on America?Brock Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-68209983022086421372017-07-30T16:04:22.329-04:002017-07-30T16:04:22.329-04:00I think it is far more practical to work with Russ...I think it is far more practical to work with Russia,<br /><br />Yes and everywhere.Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-15568138306886081982017-07-30T15:35:32.861-04:002017-07-30T15:35:32.861-04:00To sanction anyone is actually the right of any so...To sanction anyone is actually the right of any sovereign nation however, I think it is far more practical to work with Russia, especially in the M.E., than to perpetually fight with them. I'm far more concerned with China than with Russia and with Chinas increasing trade with N.K. rather than sanctioning N.K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-68558552386283218122017-07-30T13:00:27.005-04:002017-07-30T13:00:27.005-04:00He is an admitted revanchist who openly longs for ... He is an admitted revanchist who openly longs for the return of Russian domination over what he calls "our territory". But he is hardly a Stalin or a Hitler and I'm not buying the media hyperbole that he represents any such an existential threat. <br /><br />I personally like him. Of course you'd prefer most anymore when you have an Obama. :)Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-63045416340576804662017-07-30T07:58:33.763-04:002017-07-30T07:58:33.763-04:00Quite frankly I don't like this bill. Not beca...Quite frankly I don't like this bill. Not because it imposed sanctions but because it requires Congressional approval over the conduct of foreign relations which in my opinion is unconstitutional. <br /><br />Is Putin a bad actor? Certainly. He is an admitted revanchist who openly longs for the return of Russian domination over what he calls "our territory". But he is hardly a Stalin or a Hitler and I'm not buying the media hyperbole that he represents any such an existential threat. Russia's GDP is slightly smaller than that of Italy. They can't even maintain a single aircraft carrier.<br /><br />The notion that the US needs to retract from involvement in some areas of the world is undoubtedly true, but we also have to consider the political and military vacuum that would create who, what and how it would be filled. To do other wise would be absolutely folly.JWMJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330556524852443926noreply@blogger.com