Henry Kissinger, Last of the real U.S. diplomats.

CONTROVERSIAL, BUT DID REAP PEACE AND STABILITY 

AN EXAMPLE FOR DIPLOMATS OF THE FUTURE

Henry Kissinger the most successful diplomat of the post WW2 era lived to be 100. He never seemed to be a fitness or diet enthusiast yet was still active and functioning well in recent times. He actually visited China and met with Xi in the past year. He was well respected in China, Russia and in most middle east countries. He worked to end the cold war with the Soviet Union and was awarded the Nobel peace prize in negotiating the end to the Vietnam war. 

He was without a doubt the most successful U.S. diplomat in the post WW2 era. It seemed he could relate to the concerns of his opponents or those on the other side of the negotiations, a quality not often witnessed today. It seemed he was able to not be influenced by ideology or bias and was able to gain the trust of his counterparts. His goal was resolution through peaceful means. The goal of any peaceful negotiation is a win for both sides, the same as any human transaction.

His abilities should be an example to anyone who desires to be a successful diplomat, one who wants a lasting resolution to a dispute.

Today we have watched as. so called diplomats, publicly embarrass or lie to their counterparts, focusing on the goal of getting the better of the opponent by any means, the use of military threats, economic sanctions and intimidation, not the recipe for any lasting success.

The diplomats of China, Russia and even Saudi Arabia have out classed the diplomats of this country for decades. Our diplomats have relied on force in all negotiations, not the approach that will bring any lasting resolutions. We can witness who has been successful by their fruits, allies and friends who are acquired by fear or money are no friends at all. 

Henry Kissinger, a refuge from NAZI Germany will have a very positive remembrance for his dedication to the art of diplomacy and peaceful resolution. An example to us all.

Attempting to "Redefine success" in Ukraine

  A LITTLE REALITY IS TRYING TO WEAKEN DELUSIONS

NATO AND U.S. PLEDGING SUPPORT, JUST A LOT LESS

It appears that the new goal in Ukraine is how to declare victory and then move on. It will be hard task to just let Ukraine dwindle in importance and continuing visibility, but with the western media, anything is now possible. They may even go as far as to punish anyone who does not accept or acknowledge victory.

While such delusions and narratives are now possible to those not directly involved, it will be far more real to the Ukrainians, who it is expected will continue to die and see their country wither in size in this new declared victory.

I guess we will be told that there is victory in the fact that many Russians have died and much wealth has been expended. That Europe is no longer dependent on Russian energy, even if they are going to be a lot poorer without it. That there is victory in the fact that Russia no longer has Coke-Cola, McDonalds or BMW cars, even if these companies have lost a sizable amount of revenue and assets.  Maybe it will be declared a victory that Russia will have very little interaction and commerce with west even if it has pretty much replaced those markets with others who are a lot more friendly and have a faster growing population and economy. 

Yes, victory can be found in many places, especially if you are not able to visit or experience those places first hand. In today's world everything is possible, even if  it is only a virtual reality.

The demonization of Elon Musk.

 PREDICTABLE PROGRAM, SIMILAR TO TREATMENT OF  PUTIN AND TRUMP

YOU MUST SUBMIT OR YOU ARE THE ENEMY

Domestic policy and media personalities are subject to the same criteria for acceptance as the rest of the world. You are either for us or you are the enemy. It is the general policy of the United States elite ruling class. We see this tactic used everywhere for foreign leaders like Orban of Hungary, who has not fallen over himself in supporting every global dictate either economically or socially. We see the same conderning Xi of China and any leader or country who believes that countries should have the right to chart their own destiny. 

Elon Musk is the latest domestic example, a innovator, that has created thousands of jobs, who has been the leading manufacturer of electric vehicles and the best private builder of space rockets. Yet, when he decided that he would buy Twitter, the darling of the elite ruling class with, federal agents on the payroll controlling the content, it was then the beginning of a program to destroy him. 

So far he has survived, but the lawsuits are piling up and government investigations are expanding all in an effort to silence him and hopefully bring him onboard the ruling class ship. They can look to their success with others like Bill Gates, who finances and promotes every cause they endorse and is now a darling rather than a demon.

We have seen the same treatment of Putin of Russia when he refused to allow access to the wealth of Russia for foreign exploitation and pushed back at regime change and revolution on Russia's borders.

We have seen Donald Trump, a well known and respected leader of business in New York, quickly become the most hated man of the media and the ruling class, both Republican and Democrat. They have no limit to the injustice and the lengths they will go to in their desire to discredit and destroy him. So far he has survived, only because they likely fear making him a martyr that could haunt them for years.

While more Americans and people around the world are becoming aware of these tactics, they continue, and will continue and possibly escalate until this evil bunch is exposed and driven out of power.

"As long as it takes", is at an end?

 LOOKS LIKE MOST ARE READY TO QUIT UKRAINE

WILL IT REQUIRE CHANGE OF LEADERSHIP IN WEST

It does appear that the end of the support for Ukraine is near. It will require a magic act to shift to peace talks from the litany of steadfast support of the past. We see peace talks with 50 nations, we hear of talks in NATO, but they seem to skip talking to the real master of this conflict, Russia. Are these leaders till believing their own spin and assume that when they decide it should be over, Russia will just agree and be go along with their plan for peace.

While now the talk is that Zelensky must negotiate with Russia, I suspect that Russia is not going to make any deal with just Zelensky. It is going to need to be a comprehensive European security arrangement with NATO and the United States. It will be the framework of Putin's proposal before this conflict started, the one rejected by the United States and NATO, except the borders will be different.

After the betrayal and lies in the Minsk accords, the present leaders of Germany and France, will probably not be negotiators. That may also apply to the Biden administration whose members are so vehemently anti-Russian that they could not likely be negotiators with Russia. In fact, I suspect Zelensky may also not be able to conduct any such negotiations. Everything is now so much more complicated than it was before February and March of 2022, when there was real opportunity to save Ukraine as a nation and enter a new period of peaceful coexistence with Russia.

Peaceful co-existence is still possible, but it will be on Russia's terms and they will not consent to half measures and another attempt to rearm and fight another day in Ukraine.

So, while the move to end this war is now acknowledged, I suspect the players will all need to be changed and the reality of this failed and foolish adventure must be accepted and dealt with, a very bitter pill for all those involved.

I suspect this new arrangement will go on for years and require a reevaluation of NATO and security and economic arrangements in Europe and western Asia. It can be a positive arrangement for all involved, but only if they swallow their pride and begin to see the world in a new light of competing and cooperative power sharing.  We will have to see if there are any real diplomats who can emerge to make any such peaceful transitions a reality.

We all have many reasons to give thanks .

 THANKSGIVING, THE BEST HOLIDAY

HAS REAL MEANING FOR US ALL

While we are constantly bombarded by the injustice and the bizarre happenings of the modern world, Thanksgiving should be a respite to much of this. It is a time for giving thanks for what is right and good and hopefully will give us all an opportunity to view what is really important in life.

Family, one of the most important things in this life, it is usually only family that we can truly rely on when difficult times arrive. People without family start life with a distinct disadvantage that many never overcome. We should all be thankful if we have been blessed with a sound and intact family. Thanksgiving is indeed a time of family celebration.

We all know that thanksgiving is traced back to the early settlers, " the separatists" and later called the pilgrims.  After a 66 day journey they arrived in present Massachusetts on Nov 6, 1620. More prudent planning would have planned an arrival in spring rather than late autumn. I expect they were likely without the ability to do everything as planned.

Of the original 102 arrivals, by spring of 1621 only 47 survived. Weakened by 66 days on a 90 ft ship, they were sick, malnourished and without shelter or adequate supplies. They faced the task of building shelter and providing for the upcoming winter. They had disputes with the local tribes and also made some friends, it must of been a period of a very uncertain future. It is reported that at times there were only 6 or 7 healthy enough to tend to the others.

While it was a horrendous winter it was a true lesson in planning for the next winter. They made friends with some of the  locals and eventually were truly able to be thankful by the end of the next harvest time.

It is likely none of us have anywhere near this kind of an experience. We actually have many things to be thankful for, everyday. 

The two most important things in life is having enough food and keeping warm in winter. Something that I expect all too many take for granted. Without the basic necessities of life, everything else quickly loses its importance.

Today, we are all going to be warm and well fed, be thankful, rejoice and appreciate these simple but all important necessities of life.

Biden gambles double or nothing on Ukraine.

 PROPOSES ANOTHER $100 BILLION

EVER HEAR ANY EMPATHY FOR UKRAINE YOUNG MEN?

CORRECTION: I listed this aid package at $100 billion, which is the kind of numbers we often see concerning military expenditures. but it is actually $100 million. If this is correct and that is all that is going to Ukraine then the U.S. is washing its hands of this conflict. Kyiv needs $5 billion a month just to keep the government going. We will see, if some other number does not surface in the weeks ahead.

No one should be surprised that this administration is willing to keep this war going until there are no men left in Ukraine or to after the next election. While it is true, that the opportunity for peace in Ukraine with an intact Ukraine is long past, there is no consideration for the death and destruction and the probable loss of more Ukraine territory. No thought to the economic damage to most of western Europe and of course the credibility of NATO. It is all part the spectacular gamble of this Ukraine fiasco. It appears that the direction will not change until either the economies of western Europe implode or the Ukraine military decides it has had enough.

Then of course there's always the option of NATO forces, mostly U.S., to Ukraine or nuclear war. It is apparent any option is better than the reality of failure of this grand climax of U.S. sponsored regime change policies.

Then there is Russia, seeming content to keep up just enough provocations to entice the Ukrainians to keep attacking or defending. It seems Russia in some ways also wants this war to continue. While it has cost them lives and treasure, their economy has weathered and now prospered even after every possible economic sanction that the west could conjure up. The reality is sanctions have damaged the European economies more than Russia, which has now permanently distanced itself from the west. This attrition is having a devastating effect on the economies and the politics of western Europe.

The United States after spending $125 billion of borrowed money is now debating another $100 billion or more, all in an attempt to damage Russia. Much of this policy was based on the delusional thought that Russia and its army would fold within weeks of conflict, it did not happen, and now Russia's army has grown from 200,000 to over 1 million, much of it by voluntary enlistments of Russians who now recognize the transparent designs of the Biden administration and the west to destroy Russia. Not only has this military become more effective and its military industry been ramped up, they are now capable of taking on NATO's combined forces if necessary. A fight that no one should want to witness.

It is now clear that Russia, after suffering many deaths and damage, is not going to be an easy negotiator. it is not giving up any territory, they will insist on No NATO for Ukraine and if this conflict continues will move to the Dnieper river and take Odessa and Kharkiv. It is apparent they do not want to rule western Ukraine and most likely do not want any more of Ukraine, but if the insistence is NATO expansion they will move west, not to occupy, but destroy.

I expect that this administration will not ever admit defeat or failure, so only a change of administrations will end this conflict. That or total defeat of the Ukrainian military.

The politics of division has consequences.

 DIVISION POLITICS REACHED ITS PEAK DURING OBAMA/BIDEN

CAN IT NOW BE CONTROLLED?

During the Obama years we saw the introduction of racial politics like never before. With the introduction of paid organizers, we saw Antifa and Black Lives Matter creating chaos and havoc all across the country. It was all intended to stimulate black voters and create division. The media was a willing collaborator, even altering recordings and showing partial videos to encourage outrage and division. It all worked, and now the country is more divided than in any time since the civil war.

Couple this with the left leaning educational system, indoctrinating the youth that America and white people are the cause of all the world's woes. Then add an intentional unrestricted influx of illegal immigration from over 150 separate cultures and religious backgrounds and we have a recipe for never uniting this country again.

It is now evident that while many of these immigrants came here for opportunity, many also came for a free ride and a strong affinity for their homeland. An affinity that overrides their loyalty to America. In the last few weeks we have seen the culmination of these trends with the rise of anti-semitism concerning disputes thousands of miles away. Again we see the democrats and the media, who engineered this division, now blaming the rise in anti-semitism on Donald Trump, a disgusting attempt to distract from their own responsibility. Sadly the uninformed and misinformed Americans will soak this up and continue to soak it up until it culminates in a national disaster. These youth and minorities that are anti-semitic are most also likely anti-white.  

We see the same results in Western Europe which now has a fractured society without any national loyalty. One must wonder if this is not the real intention. Destroy the national identity and cohesion of a society, and then replace it with some form of authoritarian rule that will promise peace and justice.

Americans need to reject these constant attempts to divide the country by racial, and national identity means. We should be having a discussion about what policies are in the best interest for the long term future of this country. We must not let political affairs around the world divide us. It is in the best interest of everyone who wants the opportunity and freedom that is part of being an American.