Competitive Russia

EIN News says, "Below Surface, U.S. Has Dim View of Putin and Russia. Early in 2009, as recession rippled around the world, the United States Embassy in Moscow sent to Washington a cable summarizing whispers within Russia's political class. Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin, the rumors said, often did not show up at his office. (nytimes.com).

Naturally, the US government would have a dim view of Putin and Russia. They are world competitors. Russian power is variable from time to time, which makes them variable weak and strong competitors. Early in Reagan's Administration, Russia was in a seemingly powerful position as controller of the Soviet Union. Reagan put the kibosh on that by being able to outspend them on defense issues. That led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Competitive Russia The situation is now radically different, Russia has been able to reorganize since the Soviet Union collapse, and the US is fallen into poverty. The US Administration will not admit its deficiency, and the strong arm of jealousy now prevails.

It is ridiculous to even talk about Putin often not showing up at his office. I say that if he always showed up at his office, he would not doing his job. An office is a base of operations. It's not a place to continually rest your butt.

In its reorganization, Russia has come to realize the advantages of capitalism and is moving in that direction. The recent partnership with Shell Oil in developing Siberian fossil fuels and also allowing the Russians to operate in areas outside of their own territory is likely a thorn in the Obama Administration's side. The US has basically become more socialistic/communistic than Russia. There is still an opportunity for the U. S. Congress and the public to turn this around. The world is a competitive place. Let's not spend time criticizing our competitors. Rather we should become more capable competitors ourselves.