[FRIAM] Cold War Jitters Resurface as U.S. Marines Arrive in Norway - The New York Times

[Robert Wall]

Yeah, by provoking the Russians it seems Obama is trying to "salt the
earth" for the next administration.  A so-called Parthian shot
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthian_shot> at those that threaten to
throw his "legacy" under the bus.

No, Owen, it makes no sense, but it will fuel the post-election narrative
to come (actually already here) that will certainly be filled with sour
grapes, anxiety, anger, and hatred. Payment in full for the eight years of
obstructionism?  Not sure, but it is insane.

Or it could be Obama's handlers, the corporatocracy, trying to set the
stage for a (re)new bogeyman--Russia--to follow ISIS in order to sell arms
and Mafia-like protection.  There is big money in NATO.  Eisenhower warned
us about this--the Industrial-Military Complex.  Our economy is becoming
overly dependent on continuous war. If this is what it is, we should be
very glad that we didn't get Clinton's Kissinger-mentored militarism. This
is a full retreat to the Cold War Era of the '50s and 60s.  Should be good
for the bomb shelter industry ... again.  😕

I can't help noticing the sockpuppet corporate media falling in line to
promote the new narrative: "The Russians are coming" ... and "Trump is
their Manchurian candidate."  I am not at all a fan of Trump's, but this is
all bat-shit crazy. I too am a bit spooked.

-Robert


On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 10:15 AM, Owen Densmore <owen at backspaces.net> wrote:

> Does this make any sense? Are Norwegians concerned about a Russian
> invasion? Sounds nuts.
> ​    ​
> https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/world/europe/norway-us-
> russia-marines.html
>
> ​Poland recently​ received US military folks too:
>   https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/world/europe/as-
> trump-reaches-toward-putin-us-troops-arrive-in-poland.html
>
> It seems to be NATO sponsored but why US troops?
>
> I'm a bit spooked.
>
> ​   -- Owen​
>
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